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tribute it over wide 

 areas ; while its easy 

 suckering habits under 

 the tropics cause it to 

 spread wherever it 

 grows. The tree is an 

 evergreen, varying in 

 size from that of a 

 shrub three or four 

 feet high to a tree of 

 12 to 15 feet. It grows 

 readily from seed, cut- 

 ting, or sucker. In size, 

 the fruit varies from 

 that of the tomato to 

 that of a duck's egg, 

 while species are even 

 larger. The internal 

 structure of the fruit 

 is somewhat like that 

 of the tomato. The 

 flavour is peculiar and 

 pronounced ; it is not 

 always liked at first, 

 but cooked or stewed 

 with sugar or into a jelly, 

 it is greatly relished 

 by everyone. The 'crop 

 ripens late in the winter, 

 although some varieties 

 bear fruit pretty well 

 all the year round. 

 The plant dislikes stag- 

 nant water, but grows 

 readily on sand and 

 clay alike, although 

 a light loam suits it 

 best. 



The Guava Branch and Fruit. 



THE LEMON G-TTAVA (P. Guayava) syn. P. pomiferum. A 

 shrub or small tree, eight to sixteen feet high ; leaves, four to five 

 inches long by two inches wide, oval to oblong ; lanceolate, smooth 

 above, pubescent below, peduncles three to many -flowered ; fruit, two 

 to three inches in diameter, globose, yellow, aromatic, somewhat 

 astringent. Very good for jellies and preserves. There are several 

 varieties of this species, which differ slightly in form, size, and 

 colour. One variety is pear-shaped, the leaves are acute, peduncles 

 one-flowered, smooth skin, yellowish when ripe. This variety 

 supplies most of the guava jelly of the West Indies ; it is also 

 preserved and canned as are other fruits. 



