The chayote is in many particulars the most remarkable plant in
the vegetable kingdom. It is entirely immune from fungi, and
is the only plant known which insects do not attack. Altho it
bears fruit, it is a vine. Its growth is surprizingly rapid. It
is a perennial and clambers about, clings to and covers fence,
barn, tallest tree--anything. It will often bear as many as five
hundred fruits, some of them weighing no less than three pounds.
It blossoms and ripens fruit every month in the year. It is
palatable and nutritious. Its flowers are rich in nectar and a
prolific source of honey. (Text.)
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=Fruits, First=--See FIRST FRUITS.