Uintah Basin Record | 1933-05-19 | Page 2 | Banana of Commerce

Banana of Commerce The he ripening fruit of ot th the tue banana hangs on the plant which Is not u a tree In a manner exactly ex opposite to that In which they are suspended In fruit stores The ends of or the fruit turn upward away from the tho ground Of r course It makes no difference dif dlf ference where they are grown The banana Is a II gigantic herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Musa Iusa family This genus contains contains con con- about 30 species all tropical One species is the Manila hemp plant S