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Fig. 107, II. — Banana. A, tip of flower cluster, showing the large purplish 

 bracts which protect the mostly yellowish flowers till they are fully 

 developed. B, a cluster of flowers behind a bract. C, a single flower 

 (Petersen.) 



Fig. 107, III. — Banana, fruit of different varieties, showing range of size 

 and form. A, Giant Pisang. B, Small Pisang. C, Silver Banana. 

 D, Copper Banana. E, Dwarf Banana. (Pechuel-Loesch.) — The 

 varieties long in cultivation have become mostly seedless through 

 propagation by shoots. 



