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  1. NLM Digital Collections - Manual of mess management 
    Publication: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : The Military Service Publishing Company [1941]
    ... winter varieties from 4 to 6 months. 10. Avocado or alligator pear. The avocado is marketed to a considerable extent under the trade names of Flavocado and Calavo. Avocados vary greatly in shape, size, color, and appearance. ...
  2. ... the piLOSeLLV of J. J. de Manliis, eaten * Persea graiissima of Eastern Equatorial America. The avocado called “palta” (Velasq. diet.), in Carib “aouaca” (I) ...
  3. ... Laurus Malabathrum, see Malabathrum — 1. Nobilis, Laurus—1. Persea, Persea gratissima— 1. Pseudobenzoin, L. Benzoin. Laurus Sas'safras, ... PEAGLE, Primula veris. PEAR, see Pyrus malus — p. Avocado, Persea gratissima. PEARL, Perla, 3tar'garon, 3Iargari'ta, ...
  4. NLM Digital Collections - The new method in diabetes 
    Publication: Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.A. : The Modern Medicine Publishing Co., 1924
    ... carbohydrate ? A. Yes. Of fruits, ripe olives, the avocado, or alligator pear, and the watermelon. Of nuts, ... Baked beans Green corn Potatoes Rice (boiled) Fruits Avocado Ripe olives 5 PER CENT Watermelon THE BEST ...
  5. NLM Digital Collections - The dispensatory of the United States of America 
    Publication: Philadelphia : Grigg & Elliot, 1839
    ... laurels are referred by Sprengel to the genus Persea of Gaertner, while even this has been divided ... Wood v. Med. Bot. p. 681.1.236.—Persea Camphora. Sprengel.—Camphora officinarum. Nees, Syst. Laurin. The ...
  6. ... Cedron, 98. Gynocardia, 50. Heliantbus, 324. Jambul, 207. Persea, 477. Cucumis, 222. Sesamum, 406 b. CELLULAR DRUGS ... Fixed Oil. Oleum Lauri, 474 a. H. Seeds. Persea, 477. 465. CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM. CEYLON CINNAMON. Ger. ZEYLONZIMMT. ...
  7. ... anay, a new edible-fruited relative of th avocado. J. Wash. Acad. Sc, 1919, 9: 457-62. ... eyeglass] 49 p. 4 pl. 8? Kaunas, 1926. AVOCADO. Blake, S. F. A preliminary revision of the North ...
  8. ... ce Gratis/sima* ce, Alligator Pear. Syn: aguacate, avocado pear. Hob: Mexico. Part used: the seeds. Action: ... weed ; see Grindelia squar- rosa, 138 Aguaeate ; see Persea, 206 Aigre mone ; see Agrimonia, 21 Ail; see ...
  9. ... a fruit-tree of the order Lauracece. See Persea Gratissima. AFli-um.* [Perhaps from the Gr. adiopai, ... of oviparous Vertebrata in- cluding all birds proper. Avocado Pear. See Persea. Avoine, S'vwin'. The French for “ ...
  10. ... See Beri-beri; Deficiency diseases; Pellagra; Scurvy; Vitamines. Avocado. United States. Bepartment of Agriculture. Bureau ofBlant Lndustry. Bulletin No. 77. The avocado, a salad fruit from the Tropics. By G. ...
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