10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALABASH TREE»
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Haiti, History, and the Gods
Chauvet describes Beauville's first interaction with his followers: "Someone
touched the calabash tree, my Lord God! . . . Someone touched the calabash tree
. . . someone touched the calabash tree. . . . You cut down all the trees, and the
earth ...
The Calabash Tree has hard-shelled fruits, 6-12 in (15-30 cm) in diameter, that
contain a sour-sweet edible pulp in which numerous seeds are embedded. The
fruits are preceded by trumpet- shaped, richly scented, cream to pinkish brown ...
Tony Rodd, Jennifer Stackhouse,
2008
3
Trees for Urban and Suburban Landscapes
Crescent/a. CUjete. Calabash-Tree. Pronunciation: creh-SEN-she-ah coo-)ET-
tee Cryptomeria japonka Japanese-Cedar Pronunciation: crip-toe-ME-ree-ah iah
-PON-eh-cah ZONES: 6A, 6B, 7A, ...
4
The Hero Journey in Literature: Parables of Poesis
After the twins fail the tests of torch and cigar in the five houses of Xibalba, One
Hunahpu is decapitated, and his head put in the fork of a calabash tree, which
immediately bears so much fruit that the gods can't immediately find the skull (
1291).
Evans Lansing Smith,
1997
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
Crescentia cuneifolia Gardner Crescentia fasciculata Miers Crescentia
plectantha Miers Crescentia spathulata Miers e common calabashtree; calabash
(Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, USA); calabash tree (
Bahamas, ...
6
Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
CALABASH TREE (Crescentia cujete L.) + Activities (Calabash Tree) —
Abortifacient (f; AAB; DAY; 60P); Analgesic (f; MPG; 60P); Antiallergic (1; TRA);
Antidote, hippomane (f; JFM); Antiinflammatory (1; TRA; 60P); Antiseptic (1; MPG;
TRA; ...
7
The Birth of the Village of Liberta, Antigua
Another tree popular in the slave gardens was the calabash tree. The calabash
tree bears a large fruit known as a gourd. The prophet Jonah, after his incredible
revival in Nineveh, went out of the city gate and built himself a booth for
protection ...
Hewlester A. Samuel,
2007
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Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, ...
Crescentia cuneifolia Gardner Crescentiafasciculata Miers Crescentia plectantha
Miers Crescentia spathulata Miers e common calabashtree; calabash (Bahamas,
Belize, Bermuda, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, USA); calabash tree (Bahamas, ...
M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette,
2013
9
No Space Hidden: The Spirit of African American Yard Work
Guinea is often said to live in the calabash tree, while Magic and bad "points"
dwell in fig trees. The calabash tree is never very tall. Its gourd-like fruits are
described as "the vessels of the first creation." But the important thing about them
is their ...
Grey Gundaker, Judith McWillie,
2005
10
The North American Sylva: Or, A Description of the Forest ...
CALABASH TREE. (Calabassier. Fr.) Natural Order, Solane^. Linruzan
Classification, Didy- NAMIA AnGIOSPERMIA. CRESCENTIA.* (Linn.) Calyx 2-
parted, equal and deciduous. Corolla large, somewhat campanu- late, the tube
unequal, ...
François André Michaux,
1852
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALABASH TREE»
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HEATHER-LYNN'S HABITAT: Sites of attraction
Majestic palm and coconut trees reach their way to the sky; a calabash tree is there and the blood red blooms of ginger lilies vie for attention ... «Nation News, May 15»
DIY Hacks of The Week: Infinity Mirrors & Bird Feeders
These weird fruits come from the calabash tree and take the form of large, irregularly shaped gourds. This amazing instructable turns the ... «Able Skills Construction Training, Jan 15»
Giant gourd lands at Auckland Airport
Gourds, usually the fruit of the calabash tree, have been used throughout history, dried and turned into containers, cups, musical instruments ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
Urban Ethnobotany Research Earns Cigna Grant, In Efforts To Treat …
Along the tour, Vandebroek stopped to point out the calabash tree, commonly used in Dominican culture to treat infertility. By drinking small ... «Medical Daily, Oct 14»
Visit Fort Myers' own botanical garden
The calabash tree's mushroom-smelling flowers and gourdlike fruit grow from the trunk too, giving the tree a surprisingly lumpy profile. And the ... «The News-Press, Jun 14»
Where There's Smoke
Mezcal is served into jícaras, small bowls made from the fruit of the calabash tree. “The bubbles that form on the top tell us the alcohol content, ... «Culinary Backstreets, Feb 14»
The Calabash Tree
I am speaking of the "Calabash Tree" and their gourds which could very well become a pivotal role in our economy. These gourds were used in ... «thebahamasweekly.com, Feb 14»
Planet Calabash
It's tantalizing to look at the asiatica branch of the calabash tree. All the Asian, European, and Pacific gourds share a common ancestor with a ... «National Geographic, Feb 14»
What's in a name?
The bulky fruits of the calabash tree are attached to the trunk and resemble a container, thus earning it the notorious name Thiruvottukaai ... «The Hindu, Jan 14»
A rare glimpse into 1800s Bermuda
... as selling fish and produce, tending cattle, collecting firewood and even soldiers gathering for a picnic under the Walsingham Calabash tree. «Bermuda Sun, Jan 14»