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and juicy, with an intense and agreeable aroma. The acid 

 flavor causes the fruit to be used principally for making refresh- 

 ing drinks. It is little-known outside of Brazil. 



Cabelluda (Eugenia tomentosa, Cambess.). 



This myrtaceous fruit is found both indigenous and cultivated 

 in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When well grown, 

 the tree is handsome and of value as an ornamental plant. 

 It reaches a height of 15 to 25 feet. The leaves are oblong- 

 lanceolate, 2 to 4 inches long, bright green and tomentose above, 

 dull green and tomentose below. The fruits, which ripen in 

 October and November at Rio de Janeiro, resemble large 

 gooseberries in appearance. They are yellow when fully ripe 

 and nearly 1 inch in diameter. The skin is firm and tough, 

 downy externally; the flesh is juicy and of pleasant subacid 

 flavor. The one or two large seeds are surrounded by coarse 

 short fibers. The cabelluda, sometimes listed as Phyllocalyx 

 tomentosus, Berg, is scarcely known outside of Brazil. It has 

 been introduced recently into the United States, where it should 

 succeed in California and Florida. It is not a fruit of much 

 merit. 



Guabiroba (Abbevillea Fenzliana, Berg). 



This is another small tree found both wild and cultivated in 

 southern Brazil, especially in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro. It 

 grows to 30 or 40 feet in height, and has foliage which resembles 

 that of some of the European oaks. The leaves are elliptic- 

 ovate in form, about 2 inches long, with the venation depressed 

 above and salient below. The flowers resemble those of the 

 guava. The fruits are oblate in form, nearly 1 inch in diameter, 

 orange-yellow in color, and crowned with the large disk and 

 persistent calyx-segments. The surface is somewhat wrinkled, 

 and the thin skin surrounds a soft, yellow flesh in which numer- 

 ous seeds are embedded. The flavor is similar to that of the 



