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BULLETIN - 61, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 
was noted in 1922. The fruits of two plants of No. 4610 3 from the 
same supply of seed were widely different in shape, texture, thick- 
ness of flesh, and flavor. One was nearly spherical, of orange-colored 
flesh, medium thickness, and good, sweet flavor (fig. 21) ; the other 
was oval-oblong, of 
very thick, light-yel- 
low flesh, and poor 
flavor. (Fig. 22.) 
An interesting va- 
riation occurs occa- 
sionally in the long- 
fruited monoecious 
type, which, if it 
could be established 
as a true variety, 
would probably have 
certain local advan- 
tages in shipping and 
serving qualities. 
This variation, like 
that of many other 
papaya plants, occurs 
mainly in the form 
of fruit. It differs 
from some of the 
other long types in 
being comparatively 
free from the corolla 
tube during the very 
young growth when 
the ovary is develop- 
ing immediately after 
fertilization in the 
flower. The petals 
are divided to or 
nearly to, the base of 
the corolla tube and 
soon fall away after 
pollination without 
restricting the ovary, 
as is the case with 
some of the longer 
tubed flowers, which 
are described else- 
where. (Fig. 14.) 
At maturity the typical fruit of the variation is long and cylindrical, 
a fact which has to some extent given it the local name of " cucumber 
papaya." The cucumber papaya is 12 to 18 inches long by 2y 2 to 
4!/2 inches in diameter, and tapers somewhat toward the base, and 
is usually pointed at the stigmatic end. The flesh is thick, orange 
in color, firm in texture, and generally of good flavor. The central 
Figure 14. — Several different forms of fruit on tlie same 
plant. The fruits also vary in flavor 
3 Station accession number. 
