TABLE OF CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER VI 



PAGES 



THE DATE 196-224 



Cultivation . . . . 202-207 



Propagation . . . ..... . . 207-211 



Yield and season . . ^ . . . . 212-213 



Picking and packing . . . . . . 213-216 



Pests and diseases . 216-218 



Varieties and classification 218-224 



CHAPTER VII 



THE PAPAYA AND ITS RELATIVES 225-249 



The papaya 225-240 



Cultivation 230-233 



Propagation 233-237 



Yield and market 237-238 



Pests and diseases 238-239 



Seedling races 239-240 



The mountain papaya ....... 240-241 



The purple granadilla 241-245 



The sweet granadilla 245-246 



The giant granadilla 247-249 



CHAPTER VIII 



THE LOQUAT AND ITS RELATIVES ..... 250-271 



Theloquat 250-267 



Cultivation 256-259 



Propagation 259-261 



Yield and picking 261-262 



Pests and diseases 262-264 



Varieties 264-267 



Thecapulin 268-269 



The manzanilla 269-271 



The icaco 271 



CHAPTER IX 



FRUITS OF THE MYRTLE FAMILY . . . . . 272-311 



Theguava . . , 272-279 



The strawberry guava 279-283 



Other guavas . . ... . . . 283-286 



Costa Rican guava 283 



