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Psidium acutangulum DC. Myrtaceae. 



A tree of the higher regions on the Amazon River. Its fruit is pale yellow and of 

 apple size.' 



P. araca Raddi. guava. 



West Indies and Guiana to Peru and southern Brazil. The greenish-yellow fruit 

 is of excellent taste. ^ The berry is the size of a nutmeg.' 



P. arboreum Veil, guava. 



Brazil. This guava meastires about an inch and is of excellent flavor.^ 



P. cattleianum Sabine purple guava. 



Probably a native of Brazil, though originally brought to Europe from China. ^ The 

 fruits are large, spherical, of a fine, deep claret color, with a soft, fleshy pulp, purplish-red 

 next the skin but white at the center and of a very agreeable, acid-sweet flavor.' 



P. chrysophyllum F. Muell. 



South Brazil. The fruit is generally not larger than a cherry.' 



P. cinereum Mart. 



Brazil. The fruit is edible.' 



P. cuneatum Cambess. 



Brazil. The fruit is greenish and of the size of a Mirabelle plum. ' ^ 



P. grandifolium Mart. 



Brazil. The fruit is the size of a walnut.'" 



P. guajava Linn, apple guava. yellow guava. 



Tropical America. There are two varieties which are by some classed as species: P. 

 pomiferum Linn., the apple-shaped, and P. pyriforme Griseb. or pyriferum Linn., the pear- 

 shaped. This species is very largely cultivated in the vicinity of Campos, Brazil. The 

 fruit is made into a sweetmeat and is exported in great quantities." In the Quito region, 

 says Herrera,'^ there are guayabos that produce fruit like apples, with many kernels, some 

 white and some red, well tasted and wholesome. The fruit is globular, varying from the 

 size of a plimi to that of an apple and resembles an orange. The taste is rather bitter but 

 the fruit makes an excellent preserve. The cultivation of the guava has been carried 

 on from time immemorial, as is shown by the fruit frequently being seedless. The guava 



'MueUer, F. Set. Pis. 18S. 1876. (P.aciditm) 



'Mueller, F. Sel. Ph. 2,91. 1891. 



Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 2:831. 1832. {P. guineense) 



* MueUer, F. Sel. Pis. ^91. 1891. 



' Smith, A. Treas. Bot. 2:9^4. 1870. 



Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 2:832. 1891. 

 'Mueller, F. 5e/. P/i. 391. 1891. 

 'Mueller, F. Sel. Pis. Z92. 1891. 



Ibid. 



"Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 2:831. 1832. 

 " Hartt Ceog. Braz. 47. 1870. 

 " Herrera Hist. Amer. Stevens Trans. 5:61. 1740. 



