THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



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tion in color but the number is as many asi the trees ; and the 

 texture varies even more perhaps than the color. Surely with 

 all this waiting just outside our door or window, we have only 

 ourselves to blame if we find winter devoid of interest and 

 charm. 



FEIJOA SELLOWIANA 



TM I'' warmer parts of the world possess a wonderful var- 

 iety of fruits which are rarely seen in temperate regions 

 for the reason that they cannot be produced outside of the 

 tropics except under glass, while their perishable nature pre- 

 \ ents their being shipped to distant markets. Even the names 

 ha\c a foreign sound as sapodilla, ciierimoya, mangosteen, 

 guava, grandilla, star-apple, ceriman and duriau. Some of the 



