Vegetables for the Hot, Humid Tropics, Vol. 4

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Excerpt from Vegetables for the Hot, Humid Tropics, Vol. 4: Sponge and Bottle Gourds, Luffa and LagenariaThe 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 ¿ower 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.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.