Browsing by Author "Hodge, W."

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    Avocado Pear
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:44:01Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Avocado (Persea americana) on a branch. Locally called Zaboca. Avocados are a commercially valuable crop whose trees and fruit are cultivated in tropical climates throughout the world, producing a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting.
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    Bitter Orange
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:43:09Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of oranges on a branch, Bitter Orange is also known as Sour Orange.
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    Bread nut
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-15T14:24:32Z) Hodge, W.
    Image depicts the trunk and branches of a breadnut tree. The branches contain fruit at various stages of maturity.
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    Bread nut
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-15T14:21:33Z) Hodge, W.
    Image depicts a bread nut tree, also known locally as 'chataigne'. The breadnut plant is a close relative of the breadfruit.
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    Bread nut
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-15T14:23:12Z) Hodge, W.
    Image depicts the trunk and branches of a breadnut tree with fruit at different stages of maturity on the branches.
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    Casareep [sic] Fruit
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:47:09Z) Hodge, W.
    The title on the postcard is incorrect, the fruit in the picture is "Akee or Ackee" (Blighia sapida). When it ripens, it turns from green to a bright red to yellow-orange, and splits open to reveal three large, shiny black seeds, surrounded by soft, creamy or spongy, white to yellow flesh.
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    Custard Apple
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:48:05Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Custard Apples (Annona reticulata) on a branch. The fruits are variable in shape, heart shaped, oblong or irregular. The size ranges from 7 centimetres (2.8 in) to 12 centimetres (4.7 in). When ripe, the fruit is brown or yellowish, with red highlights and a varying degree of reticulation, depending on variety. The flavour is sweet and pleasant.
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    Damson
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-15T14:17:49Z) Hodge, W.
    Image depicts a cherry tree with a large cluster of fruit.The variety of fruit is known locally as the 'sour cherry'.
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    Golden Apple
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:37:44Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Golden Apple (Spondias cytherea) on a branch. The golden Apple is a highly perishable fruit which are borne in clusters at the tips of branches and have a thin skin that is green and shiny, which changes to golden yellow upon ripening.
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    Golden Apple
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:39:29Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Golden Apple (Spondias cytherea) on a branch. The golden Apple is a highly perishable fruit which are borne in clusters at the tips of branches and have a thin skin that is green and shiny which changes to golden yellow upon ripening.
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    Guava
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:46:56Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Guava on a branch. The fruit are not only relished by humans, but by many mammals and birds as well. The spread of introduced guavas owes much to this fact, as animals will eat the fruit and disperse the seeds in their droppings.
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    The Jack Fruit or Indian Bread Nut
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:47:49Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) hanging from a branch. The Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. The exterior of the compound fruit is green or yellow when ripe. The interior consists of large edible bulbs of yellow, banana-flavoured flesh that encloses a smooth, oval, light-brown seed. The seed is 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long and 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick and is white and crisp within. There may be 100 or up to 500 seeds in a single fruit, which are viable for no more than three or four days. When fully ripe, the unopened jackfruit emits a strong disagreeable odour, resembling that of decayed onions, while the pulp of the opened fruit smells of pineapple and banana.
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    The Jack Fruit or Indian Bread Nut
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:47:23Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) hanging from a branch, it is locally called Shatine. The Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. The exterior of the compound fruit is green or yellow when ripe. The interior consists of large edible bulbs of yellow, banana-flavoured flesh that encloses a smooth, oval, light-brown seed. The seed is 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long and 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick and is white and crisp within. There may be 100 or up to 500 seeds in a single fruit, which are viable for no more than three or four days. When fully ripe, the unopened jackfruit emits a strong disagreeable odour, resembling that of decayed onions, while the pulp of the opened fruit smells of pineapple and banana.
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    Lemon
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:44:11Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of lemons, known locally as "rough-skin lemons", on a branch.
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    Lemon
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:43:49Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of lemons, known locally as "rough-skin lemons", on a branch.
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    Mandarin
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:45:06Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of mandarin on a branch. The fruit is oblate, rather than spherical. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain, or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish orange mandarin cultivars can be marketed as tangerines, but this is not a botanical classification. Postcard number 12 50805.
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    Mandarin
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:45:51Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of mandarin on a branch. The fruit is oblate, rather than spherical. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain, or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish orange mandarin cultivars can be marketed as tangerines, but this is not a botanical classification.
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    Mango Calabache
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:47:34Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Calabache mangoes on a branch. Cultivated in many tropical regions and distributed widely in the world, mango is one of the most extensively exploited fruits for food, juice, flavour, fragrance and colour, making it a common ingredient in new functional foods often called super fruits.
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    Nutmeg
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:40:34Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) on a branch. Nutmeg is the actual seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about 20 mm to 30 mm (1 inch) long and 15 mm to 18 mm (¾ inch) wide, and weighing between 5 g and 10 g (¼ ounce and ½ ounce) dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or arillus of the seed. This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices.
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    Papau [sic]
    (Stephens Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-21T19:42:01Z) Hodge, W.
    A picture of a bunch of Paw-paw (papaya) at the top of a tree. The fruit is ripe when it feels soft and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue. There is an opossum or manicou hiding in the tree. Native to North, Central and South America, these animals that grow to be about the size of a house cat are hunted in Dominica, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. Postcard number 12 50819.