The complete book of bananas / by W. O. Lessard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lessard, William O.

Contributor:

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bananas--Varieties.

Bananas.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

[6i], 119, [3] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : W. O. Lessard, 1992.

Contents:

History

Biology of the Banana

Selecting the Banana

Planting the Banana

Cultivating the Banana

Bringing Northern Bananas Through the Winter

Problems with your Bananas

Varieties. Ae Ae also known as Koae and Vittata (AAB); Apple Banana (AB); Rhino Horn (AAB); Brazilian (AAB); Cardaba (AAB); Dwarf Cavendish (AAA); The Reds (AAA); Giant and Dwarf Plantains (AAB); Mahoi (AAA+); Fehi (Australimusa); French Horn (AAB); The Cavendish Group (AAA); Golden Pillow (AB); Golden Aromatic (AAA); Gros Michelle (AAA); The Iholene Sub-Group (AAB); Hawaiian Black Banana also known as Ele Ele (AAB); Hua Moa (AAB); Ice Cream (ABB); The Lacatans (AAA); Kru (ABB); Raja Puri (AAB); Musa Coccinea Species; Musa Velutina Species; Mysore (AAB); Nino (AA); Orinoco and Dwarf Orinoco (AAB); Praying Hands (ABB); Pysang Raja (AAB); Saba (ABB); Thousand Finger (AA); Musa Sumatrana Species; Musa Sumatrana x Gran Naine Hybrid

Enjoying the Fruits of your Labor.

Notes:

First Hardback Edition June 1992.

"I thank most heartily my good friend Don Williams of St. Petersburg, FLA for doing all the illustrations ... A very special thanks to my fishing buddy Mike Kambour for doing the photography."--Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references ([1] page) at end.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Kislak copy has dust jacket retained.

Kislak copy has "Correction" notice for page 109 signed "Suzie Lessard" tipped in.

Other Format:

Online version: Lessard, William O. Complete book of bananas.

ISBN:

0963316109

9780963316103

OCLC:

26714903