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the base of the plant; four to five inches 
of stem should be left on the plant, of the 
breaks for the next crop of flowers ■will be 
very slow to api-ear. January 15 or later 
the increasing length of each day will 
show in a more vigorous growth, whicli 
may be stimulated slightly by slight ap¬ 
plications of sheep manure or other a^•ail- 
able fertilizers. It is better to applv it 
light and often, than to make one heavv 
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Papaya Seedlings Around Child’s Feet 
the mustard seed mentioned in the Bible. 
A close «xamination of the first picture, 
taken .Tanuary 1. 1916. will reveal a few 
tender shoots, having more the appear¬ 
ance of dry straws, in upright position, 
.around the child's feet. These insignifi- 
c.ant seedlings, averaging about a foot in 
Inaght and about the size of a lead pencil 
in circumference, were transplanted 
shortly afterwards, and on January 1, 
IhlT. they had assumed the proportions 
shown in the two other pictures. The 
same child is .shown in the foreground in 
each picture. 
Referring again to the papaya, the tree, 
in third picture, under which the girl is 
standing, has ali'eady yielded six ripe 
fruits which were disposed of on the 
breakfast table (one at a meal), after 
being on ice for 24 hours. There are over 
a dozen left on the tree yet. some being 
hidden in the branches, and more blos¬ 
soms higher up. So far as I know there 
is no limit to the number of fruits a tree 
will bear. How long a tree will live 
and bear fruit I do not know. So far as 
I have had chance to observe they live 
jind bear indefinitely. .toiinson. 
The Chayote—a New Vegetable 
Can you give me any information con¬ 
cerning the Chayote, a new vegetable I 
have .seen referrexl to in the i)apers? I 
would like to find out as much about it as 
possible. Could you send me sample or 
seed? c. n. karris. 
Florida. 
The chayote (pronounced che-o-tay) 
is a Avonderful new tropical vegetable, the 
merits of which are only just beginning 
to be appreciated. It has wonderful pos¬ 
sibilities. It is a vine closely related to 
the cucumber. The leaves and vines are 
somewhat similar; however, it cannot 
adapt itself to craAvling along the ground 
as cucumbers or cantaloupes do. It must 
have something to climb upon by means 
of its branched tendrils. The plants 
groAA' to enormous size* and produce any- 
Avhere frotii 40 to .vOO fruits {ler season. 
Th esc fruits look somewh.at like our 
pears, and contain a .single, short-lived 
seed, and it is probably oAving to this 
latter fact that the chayote has not been 
better kuoAvn. The fruits may be used 
in a multitude of Avays as an article of 
diet, for instanct'. as a substitute for 
squash, although it is much different. 
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The climbing vine is of use as an orna¬ 
ment for covering fences and arbors, the 
numerous flowers are rich in honey and 
the large tuberous perennial roots are 
charged with starch and furnish a whole¬ 
some food niaterial coinparabh' to the 
true yam. 
The usual Avay of planting the cha¬ 
yote is thoroughly to prepare and enrich 
a deep. Avell-drained soil, and make hills 
or little mounds about as far apart as 
peach trees are usually planted. As the 
seed quickly loses its germinating ability 
the entire fruit itself is planted. A 
trellis must be provided. Growth is very 
rapid and the vines do not reach their 
best production until they are at le.ast 
tAA'o years old. The chayote is used con¬ 
siderably by the Creoles in Louisiana, 
Avhere it is knoAVU as mirliton. b. d. b! 
•les. ’ said the cynical old sea cap¬ 
tain, “when I was shipwrecked in South 
America, I came across a tribe of wild 
wtunen Avho hai'e no tongues.” “Good 
gracious!” exclaimed the listener, “how 
could they talk?” “They couldn’t.” was 
the reply. “That was what made them 
Avild." —Credit Lost. 
application. A unifonn temperature Avill 
a.ssist wonderfully in producing high 
quality blooms Avith stiff stems, which are 
prized so highly; 50 to 52 degrees at night 
is right for most varieties on the cx'inmer- 
cial list at present; 54 on cloudy days 
and 62 to 65 on bright clear days will be 
about right. A carnation plant should 
average eight to 12 floAvers per season. 
Many growers obtain less, a feAv possibly 
more. The average returns run from a 
voi-y small amount to 40c to 50c per 
The Papaya in Bearing a Year Later 
square feet of bench space. These figures 
are the small exception of the careful 
expert. The general average will barely 
run to half that amount. To make monej’ 
growing carnations requires careful 
watching to see that they are always kept 
in perfect health. ei.mer j. aveaaer. 
The Wonderful Papaya 
The three snapshots shown were taken 
more particularly for the purpose of show- 
Another View of Papaya Yearlings 
ing a year’s growth of the papaya tree. 
Ever since th? first time I tested an iced 
slice of papaya this plant has had a won¬ 
derful fascination for me. The phenom¬ 
enon of nature demonstrated in the cycle 
of life of the papaya, from seed to seed, 
is, to me, more Avonderful than that of 
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