. Our native trees and how to identify them [microform] : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees; Arbres. minate, pale Ijud. Inner ate, reflexed Id finally be- r receptacle. ig longitudi- '. projecting ssile ; ovules iree to five >f imperfect roiiiuled at ember, Oc- be able to >i" it must d to grow 'li bottom ise under- obtaining ears as a tre borne icli cover ive a j)e- the tree. :lier tlian aves, and It as the trkens in own and It a rich, 2tals are e about hers are 1. The . of the I PAPAW The fruit is an unusual one for norlliern forests. The early settlers
. Our native trees and how to identify them [microform] : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees; Arbres. minate, pale Ijud. Inner ate, reflexed Id finally be- r receptacle. ig longitudi- '. projecting ssile ; ovules iree to five >f imperfect roiiiuled at ember, Oc- be able to >i" it must d to grow 'li bottom ise under- obtaining ears as a tre borne icli cover ive a j)e- the tree. :lier tlian aves, and It as the trkens in own and It a rich, 2tals are e about hers are 1. The . of the I PAPAW The fruit is an unusual one for norlliern forests. The early settlers called tiie tree Papaw because of the resem- blance of its fruit to the real j)apaw of liie tropics ; it certainly suggests a i)anana. I It is oblong in shape, nearly cylindrical, I rounded, sometimes pointed at the ends, ^ more or less curved and often irregular in outline ; the flesh is yellow and soft ; the % seeds flat and wrinkled. Ripening in Sep- tember and October, it is frequently found in the markets of western and southern I cities, and although credited in the books as edible and wholesome, one must be either very young or very hungry really '"''"'' of , 3'to 5' I to enjoy its flavor, ^ '°"^' ! The Asii/ii/ia is the only genus of the great Custard-Apple family found outside of the tropics, and tiie Papaw is the . most northern species of the «.i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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