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GUAVA. (Psidium.) Loudon. Bon Jard. 

 1. WHITE GUAVA. (P. pyriferum.) 



A West India tree, naturalized m the interior of France, 

 where it produces perfect fruit. i A tree nine to twelve 

 feet high, with numerous branches. The fruit is the size 

 of a hen's egg, roundish or oblong, smooth, yellow ; the 

 rind is thin ; pulp fine, full of hard seeds, flesh-colored, 

 sweet, aromatic, and pleasant. It is eaten with avidity, 

 both by West Indians and Europeans raw in the dessert, 

 and preserved in sugar. 

 RED GUAVA. (P. pomifei'um.) 



A beautiful fruit, formed like a pomegranate, but not so 

 agreeable as the white. 

 3. CATTLEY'S GUAVA. (P. Cattleyanum.) Hort. Soc. Cat. 



A new species from China. This fruit is larger than 

 the others I have described, nearly spherical, of a fine, deep 

 claret color. The skin has the consistence of a ripe fig, 

 but is thinner ; the interior is a soft, fleshy pulp, purplish 

 red next the skin, and changing to white at the centre. It 

 is juicy, and much in consistence like the strawberry, to 

 which it bears some resemblance. 



The guava is raised from the seeds. This last described, 

 and the cherry-fruited, are stated to be the best. The plants 

 of the yellow and red have produced abundant crops in 

 England. 



JUJUBE. (Zizyphus sativus.) Loudon. Bon Jard. 



LOTH. 



A branching, thorny shrub, from Syria, of the easiest cul- 

 ture in Italy, Barbary, and China, and abundantly produc- 

 tive. It is cultivated in Provence, from whence they are sent 

 to Paris. They are served up as a sweetmeat in Italy. The 

 leaves are oblong, obtuse, shining ; the flowers very small, 

 and yellow ; the fruit is yellow, the size and shape of an 

 olive. According to Loudon, the kaki are orange or apple 

 shaped. A fruit known for its excellence as a preserve. 



LOdUAT. (Mespilus Japonica.) Loudon. Hort. Soc. Cat. 



ERIOBOTRYA. 



A plant nearly hardy, from Japan, cultivated in the south 

 of France and at Malta. A lofty tree, with thick, knobby 

 branches ; the leaves are narrow, a span long ; the fruit 

 is about the size of a gooseberry, and in taste resembling 

 an apple. It is raised from seed, from cuttings, and layers, 



