curiously-tesselated

Updated: June 21, 2025

Its oval, entire, polished leaves have the shining green of natives of warmer regions, and its curiously-tesselated, succulent compound fruit the size and golden color of an orange. It was first found in the country of the Osage Indians, from whom it gets its name, and it has since been cultivated in many parts of this country and in Europe.

Ella Rodman Church - Among the Trees at Elmridge