Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, כרך 9Smithsonian Institution Press, 1905 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Abrus acuminate Agaña allied Alocasia anthers axillary bark base bracts branches breadfruit Caladium called calyx capsule Caroline Islands Cassia Chamorro Citrus coconut collected in Guam color common cordate corolla cultivated Dioscorea drupe eaten Fabaceae Family fern fiber Fiji fish fleshy Flora flowers fruit gardens Gaudichaud genus glabrous globose grass growing in Guam Guam hairy Hawaii India indicum inflorescence introduced into Guam Ipomoea island of Guam lanceolate leaflets leaves linear lobes Malay Malay Archipelago Manila Marianne mariannensis Mexico natives of Guam oblong obtuse ovary ovate ovules Pacific palm Pandanus Pandanus tectorius panicles pedicels peduncles pepper perianth petals petiole Philippines plant pods Polynesian Porto Rico pubescent racemes REFERENCES rice roots Samoa seeds sepals sessile shrub slender smooth sometimes Spanish species spikelets spikes stamens stem stigma style taro Terminalia catappa tropical tube vernacular name weed widely spread wood yams yellow yields
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עמוד 18 - ... but it is very pleasant before it is too stale. This fruit lasts in season eight months in the year, during which the natives eat no other sort of food of bread kind. I did never see of this fruit anywhere but here.
עמוד 190 - The bread-fruit," says this navigator, " grows on a large tree, as big and high as our largest apple trees ; it hath a spreading head, full of branches, and dark leaves. The fruit grows on the boughs like apples ; it is as big as a penny loaf, when wheat is at five shillings the bushel ; it is of a round shape, and hath a thick tough rind. When the fruit is ripe, it is yellow and soft, and the taste is sweet and pleasant. The natives of Guam use it for bread. They gather it when full grown, while...
עמוד 190 - They gather it when full grown, while it is green and hard: then they bake it in an oven, which scorcheth the rind, and makes it black; but they scrape off the outside black crust, and there remains a tender thin crust; and the inside is soft, tender and white, like the crumb of a penny loaf. There is neither seed nor stone in the inside, but all is of a pure substance like bread. It must be eaten new; for, if it is kept above twenty-four hours, it grows harsh and choaky; but it is very pleasant...
עמוד 3 - Guam," it includes some reference, however brief, to every plant known to occur on that island, particular note being made of those which have been described from Guam by various writers as species new to science. It discusses the principal plants used for food, fiber, oil, starch, sugar, and forage in the Pacific tropical islands recently acquired by the United States, and gives their common names not only in Guam but in the Philippine Islands, Samoa, Hawaii, and Porto Rico.
עמוד 189 - It is attached to the small branches of the tree by a short thick stalk, and hangs either singly or in clusters of two or three together. It contains a somewhat fibrous pulp, which, when ripe, becomes juicy and yellow, but has then a rotten taste.
עמוד 155 - ... Coleccion de viages, vol. 5. An abridgment of it appears in Medina's Coleccion de documentos ine"ditos, vol. 3, and an English translation in Burney's Chronological History, vol. 1, p. 217. LEGAZPI. — Accounts of the expedition of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, which visited Guam in January and February, 1565, are given in Gaspar de San Agustin's Conquista de las Philipinas, lib. 1, cap. 17, Madrid, 1698, and in Juan de Grijalva's Cronica de la Orden de nps Augustin en las provincias de Nueva Espafia....
עמוד 101 - Proes, as they are called in the East Indies, and therein they take great delight. These are built sharp at both ends; the bottom is of one piece, made like the bottom of a little Canoa, very neatly dug, and left of a good substance. This bottom part is instead of a Keel. It is about...
עמוד 101 - Boat, parallel with it, at about 6 or 7 foot distance, lies another small Boat, or Canoa, being a Log of very light Wood, almost as long as the great Boat...
עמוד 64 - Through the courtesy of Dr. HW Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, a careful chemical and histological examination of fresh taro plants was made for me by Mr.
עמוד 205 - Mexico the roots are much eaten raw, but are also pickled, boiled in soup, and cooked as a vegetable. As they come from the ground they are crisp, sweet, juicy, and of a nutty flavor. They are nourishing and at the same time quench the thirst, so that they are much liked by travelers. One way of preparing the raw roots Is to cut them in thin slices and sprinkle sugar over them. They may also be boiled and prepared with batter in the form of fritters, and in Mexico they are often minced or grated,...