

THE GUAVA 



Besides the popular Strawberry Guava (Psidium Cattleyanum)' found 

 in almost every garden in Southern California, other species of this highly 

 esteemed tropical fruit are well adapted to our climate. Some of these are 

 so valuable as to warrant extensive use. Only those who have eaten the 

 guava jelly of the tropics know how vastly superior it is to that made from 

 the strawberry guava. 



PSIDIUM GUAYABA 



Tropical America, the common guava of the tropics. Variation 

 from seed has led to the existence of many different forms, which have 

 been given little systematic attention as yet. 



PSIDIUM LUCIDUM (syn. P. chinenese) 



Brazil, yellow strawberry guava. It is identical with the strawberry 

 guava, except in the color of its fruit, which is bright yellow instead of 

 red. It is considered by some to be of finer flavor than the last named, 

 and it is also as hardy. 



PSIDIUM GUINANENSE 



Guiana, This is the Guiana guava, the largest guava cultivated here; 

 the fruits attain a diameter of four inches in some instances. It is similar 

 in growth to P. guayaba, and, like it. somewhat tender and affected by 

 heavy frosts. The fruits are round to pear-shaped, light yellow outside, 

 with white flesh, and extremely few seeds. The flavor is very good, not 

 as musky as the guayaba type, and hence more generally liked. 



PSIDIUM ARACA 



Brazil, the araca, a recently introduced species, is somewhat similar 

 in growth and fruit to P. Cattleyanum, but superior to it. The leaves are 

 broad and very glossy, the fruit is spherical, an inch to an inch and a half 

 in diameter, with few seeds, and of good flavor; the plant does not grow 

 to a large size, but is a very prolific bearer. It is as hardy as Cattle- 

 yanum. 



Price of any variety, in 4-inch pots, 50 cents each ; 10, 45 cents each ; 

 loo, 40 cents each. 



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