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• Prunus
  Selected species by continent. ...nd perigynous, the petals and calyx-lobes 5: fr. a drupe, usually 1-seeded by the abortion of one of the 2 ovules. (Fig. 3213.)—The species are probabl
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• Opuntia
  ...ed, they curl over, depositing their [[pollen]]. This movement can be seen by gently poking the anthers of an open Opuntia [[flower]]. The same trait has Opuntia (old Latin name used by Pliny, later used for the Indian fig, probably derived from Opus, a town in
  32 KB (4,983 words) - 22:17, 23 February 2010
• Cranberry
  ...style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward. They are pollinated by domestic [[honey bees]]. The fruit is an [[epigynous berry]] that is larger Cranberries need regular water during growing season. Flooding is done by commercial growers only during harvest, or winter (to protect from cold).
  26 KB (4,399 words) - 00:07, 19 March 2010
• Apricot
  ...gly or in 2's, and sessile (without stalks) ; more lately intro. into this country, chiefly under the name of Bungoume plum. (3) The third species is the purp ...in favor. There are two important reasons for this: the loss of the fruit by spring frosts because of the very early season of bloom, and the great liab
  24 KB (4,125 words) - 02:43, 15 August 2021
• Transport
  ...tion being determined largely by the cost of transportation and absolutely by the distance over which the produce can be shipped in sound marketable cond ...ansit of perishable produce. This does not begin to cover losses sustained by the shippers in claims that are not paid, or deterioration for which no cla
  34 KB (5,537 words) - 02:18, 27 August 2009
• Fig
  ...iny wasp, Blastophaga grossorum; the Smyrna fig, needing cross-pollination by caprifigs in order to develop normally; and the San Pedro fig which is inte ...known as the main crop. In cold climates the breba crop is often destroyed by spring frosts. The matured "fruit" has a tough peel (pure green, green suff
  49 KB (8,197 words) - 18:28, 14 April 2011
• Nuts
  ...the nuts are strung on the fibers of a palm leaf and used as an illuminant by the natives where the species are grown. ...ng yu; A. molluccana (A. triloba), candle- nut, Spanish walnut, Tahiti, or country walnut, kukui of Hawaii; A, montana, Mu-yu wood-oil.
  60 KB (8,666 words) - 22:13, 6 March 2010
• Horticulture
  ...aising products from the land. It is customary, however, to limit the word agriculture to the growing of grains, forage, bread-stuffs, textiles, and the like, and ...ing (Anglo-Saxon gyrdan, to inclose, to which the verb to gird is allied). By custom, however, garden and gardening denote more restricted areas and oper
  139 KB (22,466 words) - 22:18, 11 January 2010
• Peach
  ...alus'' within the genus ''Prunus'', distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated seed shell.'' ...ed-brown, oval shaped, approximately 1.4–2 cm long, and is surrounded by a wood-like husk. Peaches, along with [[cherry|cherries]], [[plum]]s and [[
  88 KB (14,935 words) - 01:57, 5 March 2015
• Pear
  America from the earliest settlement of the country. They thrive ...rtance and its place is being taken by the Kieffer, although the latter is by no means blight- free. The Kieffer pear originated with Peter Kieffer, of R
  71 KB (11,964 words) - 01:53, 5 March 2015
• Orange
  ...bitter. Sweet oranges brought to Europe in the 15th century from [[India]] by [[Portugal|Portuguese]] traders, quickly displaced the bitter, and are now ...Caribbean. They were introduced in Florida (along with lemons) in [[1513]] by [[Spain|Spanish]] explorer [[Juan Ponce de Leon]], and were introduced to [
  98 KB (16,405 words) - 14:11, 27 August 2012
• Mango
  ...long and 3/4 to 2 in. wide, and are generally borne in clusters separated by a length of naked stem bearing no buds. These naked stems mark successive f ...en or near the coast, plant against a south wall, or in an area surrounded by paving, to provide maximum heat. In the greenhouse, full light and free air
  58 KB (9,471 words) - 16:36, 14 April 2011
• Olive
  ...sed to disease and produce poorer oil than in poorer soil. (This was noted by [[Pliny the Elder]].) Olives like hot weather, and temperatures below {{con ...veined with a darker tint; being very hard and close-grained, it is valued by woodworkers. There are only a handlful of olive varieties that can be used
  48 KB (8,043 words) - 20:29, 22 February 2010
• Arboriculture
  ...by others at 15 feet, or even less. A more exact definition has been given by B. E. Fernow: "Trees are woody plants the seed of which has the inherent ca ...eight, magnitude and longevity. The greatest height known has been reached by Sequoia sempervirens, which attains 340 feet Not very far less is Eucalyptu
  107 KB (18,254 words) - 20:47, 22 January 2010
• Grape
  ...ced "100% grape juice", made from table grapes is usually around 15% sugar by weight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wineloverspage.com/dibbern/grapetaste ...Because grapevines are [[Vegetative reproduction|vegetatively propagated]] by cuttings, the lack of seeds does not present a problem for reproduction. It
  106 KB (18,255 words) - 00:38, 8 June 2011
• Diseases and Insects
  ...reader should keep himself informed of the new knowledge and new practice by consulting current publications of the government and the experiment statio ...marked exceptions, as in the case of the root tubercles of legumes caused by the attacks of certain nitrogen-fixing parasitic bacteria. Here increased g
  284 KB (44,920 words) - 08:52, 12 September 2009
• Rose
  ...[[vitamin C]], among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating [[bird]]s such as [[Thrush (bird)|thrushes]] and [[waxwing]]s, ...d dunes]]). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by [[deer]]. A few species of roses only have vestigial prickles that have no
  188 KB (30,178 words) - 23:37, 5 August 2021
• Planting
  ...res. To achieve such pictures, the creative imagination must be controlled by familiarity with the accepted canons of design. Good design in landscape wo ...nd maturity is produced by the stately arched trees of avenue or mall, and by groves of matured trees.
  284 KB (42,918 words) - 14:29, 30 September 2009

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