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The fruit varies greatly in size and color, ranging from an inch in 

 diameter to the size of large apples. When ripe, it is white or yellow, with 

 a sub-acid pulp of the same color as the skin. The color sometimes deepens 

 into crimson. The fruit contains many small seeds. It is used chiefly 

 for making jelly and preserves. 



The guava is propagated from seeds and cuttings. 



Recently this fruit has received considerable attention in Florida, where 

 it finds a place in nearly every fruit garden. Where frosts occur, the tops 

 may be protected during the winter by laying them down and covering 

 them with straw and earth. 



REFERENCES 



"Text Book of Tropical Agriculture." Nicholls. 

 California Expt. Station Bulletins: 



250. "The Loquat." 



254. "The Avocado in California." 

 Florida Expt. Station Bulletins: 



101. "Pineapple Culture, VI." 



104. "Pineapple Culture, VII." 

 Hawaii Expt. Station Bulletins, O. E. S., U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 



28. "Effect of Manganese on Pineapple Plants and Fruits." 

 25. "The Avocado in Hawaii." 



12. "The Mango in Hawaii." 



20. "Shield Budding the Mango." 



36. "The Pineapple in Hawaii." 



29. "Management of Pineapple Soils." 



Porto Rico Expt. Station Bulletin 11, O. E. S., U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. "Relation 



of Calcareous Soils to Pineapple Chlorasis." 

 O. E. S., U. S. Dept. of Agriculture BuUetin 8. "Pineapple Growing in Porto Rico." 



