Guatemala: the land of the quetzal; a sketch (1887)
Brigham, William Tufts, 1841-1926 · London, T. Fisher Unwin · leaf 424
f the planting of bananas is to profit the grower, he must raise enough — say twenty thousand bunches a month — to freight his own steamer, and be independent of the present monopolies of the Italian fruiterers. The extent of this business is seen in the fact that from Liv- ing-ton in 1883 were… … Bunch of Plantains (young). Boston or New York markets. Botanically, it is difficult to distinguish between these two fruits, as connecting varieties run imperceptibly into the two extremes ; no one, however, would ever mistake a typical plantain for a banana, either single or in bunch. Of all the…
Guatemala -- Description and travel · Guatemala -- Antiquities · Central America -- Bibliography
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