264: GARDEN PLANTS. PART II. 



which it blossoms almost immediately again, and ripens fruit 

 a second time in December. 



The fruit is of the size of a Nutmeg, pale yellow, contains a 

 soft pulp, and possesses in a high degree the delicious fragrance 

 and flavour of the Strawberry. It has, however, the great fault 

 of being densely full of small hard seeds. 



Propagated easily by seed. 



Myrtus tomentosa. 



HILL GUAVA HILL GOOSEBEKKY. 



This is a remarkably handsome shrub, with fine dark foliage, 

 bearing numerous pretty pink blossoms which resemble some- 

 what those of the Peach. 



From the fruit, which is a berry of a pale, dirty-yellow colour, 

 a jelly is made, in flavour a little like Apple-jelly. 



The plant is found in abundance amongst the jungul of the 

 Nilgherries. It has been introduced into the plains, where, 

 however, it does not appear to thrive. Dr. Voigt states that for 

 a period of sixteen years, during which the plant was growing in 

 the Government Botanical Gardens, it never flowered. I do not 

 find that it even exists there now. 



Syzygium Jambolanum. 

 Jdmun. 



A large timber-tree with fine verdant foliage, very common 

 in all parts of India; blossoms at the beginning of the Hot 

 season, and bears, about the beginning of the Eains, a juicy kind 

 of fruit, with a stone in the centre, much resembling a Damson 

 in appearance, with a flavour something like that of a Kadish, 

 scarcely fit to be eaten except by birds and boys. 



Propagated by sowing the stone. 



Eugenia Michelii. 



BRAZIL CHERRY CHERRY OF CAYENNE. 



A large, ^handsome, bushy shrub, native of Brazil, bears small, 

 pale-green uninteresting flowers. Two or three large thriving 

 plants are to be met with in the Calcutta Botanical Gardens 

 which ripen their fruit in May. 



