The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom - Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on by P. L. Simmonds
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|Level of |Mn. Temp.| Time |No. of| |Average
|the Sea, to|Deg. Min.|Required|plants|Years |produce -----------------+-----------+---------+--------+------+------+-------- Cacao | }|81.17 |6½ | 1,156| 40 |1¼ lb (_Theobroma |587 yds. }|46.00 |yrs | | |per tree Cacao_) | }| | | | | +-----------+---------+--------+------+------+-------- Plantain {|630 yds. to|81.17 | 9 mths.| 3,613| 30 |50 (_Musa {|1077 |46.00 |9½ " | | |plantains Paradisiaca_) {| |40.61 |11 " | | | +-----------+---------+--------+------+------+--------- Indian Corn {|1077 |81.17 | 90 days|28,900|Annual|238 for (_Zea Mays_) {|1260 to |40.61 |110 " | | |every {| 1890 |36to37.80|120 " | | |seed {|2880 |25.20to27|180 " | | | +-----------+---------+--------+------+------+-------- Manioc or {|1077 |81.17 |10 mths |28,900|Bicen-|One Cassava {|1195 |40.61 |12 " | |nial |cassava {| |43.00 |120 days| | |weighing {| | | | | |¾ lb. {| | | | | |¼ oz. {| | | | | |starch +-----------+---------+--------+------+------+-------- Coco nut | 630 |81.17 |5 yrs. | 452| 60 |4 bottles (_Cocos | |46.00 |6 " | | |oil per nucifera_) | | | | | |tree +-----------+---------+--------+------+------+-------- Tobacco {| 630 |81.17 |150 days|28,900|Annual|½ lb. (_Nicotiana_ {|1077 |46.00 |170 " | | |_dried_ _tabacum_) {|1980 |40.61 |180 " | | |to each |
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