Tropical Agriculture the Climate Soils Cultural Methods Crops Live Stock C
Tropical Agriculture the Climate Soils Cultural Methods Crops Live Stock C
Earley Vernon Wilcox
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The plant is propagated by planting the whole ripe fruit containing the seed. Supports are required for the vines which climb to great heights and long distances. The chayote bears fruit about 3 months after planting. The tuberous roots reach the size of 20 pounds and are prepared and eaten like yams. The roots contain 20 per cent, of starch and are of fairly good flavor. The chayote is also widely used as a hog feed. Chayote is quite extensively grown in Porto Rico, Mexico, tropical America, A...lgeria, East Indies, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Under fav- orable conditions one vine will bear 300 to 500 fruits a season. LOTUS The Chinese lotus (Nelumbium speciosum), native of Asia and Africa, is a water lily with a large, circular, peltate leaf, resembling those of the Victoria regia, and white or rose-col- ored flowers 5 to 8 inches in diameter. The plant bears long, moniliform or sausage-like rootstocks, and a curious receptacle STARCHY FOODS 159 / which contains large seed. Both the seeds and rootstocks are eaten, especially by the Chinese.
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