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Vegetables for the Hot, Humid Tropics, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint): Sponge and Bottle Gourds, Luffa and Lagenaria - Softcover
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The bottle gourd is a vigorous, annual, running or climbing Vine with large leaves and a lush appearanee (fig. It is fast growing and may begin to flower only 2 months after seeding. The thick stem is furrowed longitudinally. The vine is much branched and climbs by means of branched tendrils arising from the stem with the leaf. The foliage is covered with soft hairs and has a musky or foul smell when crushed. The leaves of the bottle gourd are up to 40 centimeters broad, circular in overall shape, with a cordate base and smooth margins, or with a few broad lobes, or with undulate margins. Leaves have a velvety texture because of fine hairs, especially on the undersurface.
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The bottle gourd is a vigorous, annual, running or climbing Vine with large leaves and a lush appearanee (fig. It is fast growing and may begin to flower only 2 months after seeding. The thick stem is furrowed longitudinally. The vine is much branched and climbs by means of branched tendrils arising from the stem with the leaf. The foliage is covered with soft hairs and has a musky or foul smell when crushed. The leaves of the bottle gourd are up to 40 centimeters broad, circular in overall shape, with a cordate base and smooth margins, or with a few broad lobes, or with undulate margins. Leaves have a velvety texture because of fine hairs, especially on the undersurface.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1528413253
- ISBN 13 9781528413251
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages27
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