A Practical Flora for Schools and Colleges
by Willis
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781153098267
Paperback|9781153098267
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...name, is of Latin origin, signifying " eatable." Tomato, the common name, is the native South or Central American name, carried to Europe by the Spaniards; its meaning is unknown. History.--It is native to South and Central America, and is supposed to have been cultivated in Mexico at an ancient date. DeCandolle thinks it was first found by Europeans under cultivation in Peru. It was taken to Europe by the Spaniards, and introduced into the United States by Europeans; it came suddenly into pretty general use in the eastern United States after 1840, and is now one of the most popular and important table vegetables of the country. It is in very general use also in southern Europe. Use.--The tomato is used raw as a salad, cooked as a sauce with meats, used to flavor gravies and soups, and is found very generally on the tables of both rich and poor throughout the United States and Europe. Lycopersicum Esculentum (Tomato). NICOTIANA, Tourn. (Tobacco.) Calyx tubular, hairy, divided into 5 parts, divisions narrow and pointed, half as long as the corolla-tube; corolla funnel-shaped, tube hairy; limb divided into 5 sharp segments, turned back, reddish; filaments 5, curved inwards, terminating in a lengthened, slender style, crowned with a round cleft stigma. Seedvessel divided into 2 cells; seeds small, round, and numerous. Flowers in July and August in America. 1. N. tabacum, L. Stem round, terete, hairy, 4 to 6 feet high, stout and leafy (in cultivation). Koot large and fibrous; bracts linear and pointed. Leaves 10 to 25 inches long, and 8 to 10 inches broad, entire, oblong, strongly veined, pointed and sessile. Flowers terminal, in loose panicles, rose-color. July. 2. N. rustica, L. Stem 3 to 5 feet high, round, terete, and stout....
| ISBN-13 | 9781153098267 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153098261 |
| Weight | 1.10 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.76 In |
| List Price | $26.06 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 338 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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