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Title: Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed Miller, Wilhelm, 1869- joint ed
Subjects: Gardening -- Dictionaries Plants -- North America encyclopedias
Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries

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Quava—Psidium Guajava (X Vi) plant dies and separates from the root, near the ground,and is blown about the prairies. After the top has gonethe root cannot be readily found, and hence the Indiansdig them in August for their winter use. Theroot liesdeep in the ground and is about the size of a hens egg.The outside is covered with a thick integument almostas tough as wood and of a dark brown color. The insideis whitish and not unlike a chestnut in appearance andtaste, but not so sweet. The Indian women dig the rootswith great facility by means of a pointed stick two orthree feet long. The roots are spindle-shaped or tur-nip-shaped. If the Indians use them immediately, theygenerally roast them in ashes. They are also dried andstored for winter, and when wanted they are mashedbetween stones, mixed with water and baked into cakesover the coals. The root was frequently found in thecanoes of the Indians by early travelers before the plantwhich produced it was known to white men. Nuttallwro

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