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furnishes an acid fruit prized for jams and jellies. 

 The tree is somewhat thorny and naturally grows 

 in a neat, compact form. 



The zapote or sapodilla, Achras sapota, is a fine 

 broad-leafed evergreen tree bearing a fruit not un- 

 like a russet apple in appearance, but having flesh 

 more like a pear in texture and flavor. 



Feijoa Sellowiana, the Paraguay guava, though 

 closely allied to the guavas, is much preferred by all 

 who have eaten it to any true guava. In size and 

 shape it resembles a large plum from one to two 

 inches in diameter and an inch greater in length. 



The strawlberry guava, Psidium cattleianum, is a 

 fine glossy-leaved shrub or small tree which pro- 

 duces an abundance of luscious fruit about the size 

 of a large strawberry, round and of a deep reddish- 

 brown color. The fruit is highly prized for table use 

 when fresh, and for jams and jellies has few equals. 



The loquat is highly esteemed for its agreeable 

 acidulous, aromatic flavor and on account of its 

 ripening in early spring. The tree is one of the most 

 beautiful among fruit trees. 



HARDY EUCALYPTS 



Though many eucalypts for special uses are 

 listed in these pages it may be well to again call 

 attention to the unquestioned adaptability of these 

 trees to any and all parts of California, for no other 

 vegetation has wrought such a wonderful transfor- 

 mation in our landscapes. 



As showing the extremes under which these trees 

 will thrive, there are several species hardy in the 

 southern parts of England and Ireland, even to some 

 distance north of London. The hardiest of these is 

 E. coriacea, a dwarf species from snow-covered 

 mountain tops in Australia, but not useful to us ex- 



