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White Bourjassotte. — Somewhat larger than the black variety, 

 round, sHghtly flattened, with longitudinal ribs on the sides; color 

 ■\\axy green, with j'cUow shade at maturity, covered with thin gray 

 bloom; stallc very short. Flesh blood red; quality very good. Grown 

 in the (iulf States and on the west coast. 



White Genoa. — Medium or aljove, pyriform, with small neck and 

 short stalk; color olive green. Flesh pale rose-colored; quality very 

 good. Does well in a dry climate like Arizona. 



White Marseilles. — Size above medium; roundish, with a short 

 neck, and ridges running from stalk to apex; color green, and pale 

 green when ripe. Flesh opal-colored, very rich, juicy, and sugary; 

 much used for drying. Grown South and West to Texas, Arizona, 

 and California. 



THE GUAVA. 



Section 220 gives an outline of the uses and commercial status of 

 what is known as the apple of tropical and subtropical climates as 

 a dessert fruit, and the production of guava jelly, butter, and mar- 

 malade, together with methods of propagation. As yet practically 

 nothing has been done in connection witli improving the native 

 species as found in the West Indies, South America, and China. 



VARIETIES AXD SPECIES OF GUAVA. 



Apple. — About the size of White Winter, roundish, apple-shaped: 

 color red; pulp darkish in color; flavor not as rich as the White 

 variety, l)ut is much used for guava jelly and cheese. Grown in 

 Florida largely. A variety of the West Indian species P. guajava. 



Cattley {Slrawhcrry). — An inch to an inch and a half in diameter, 

 roundish, claret-colored, with pitted skin ; pulp soft, fleshy, reddish next 

 the skin, and paler inside; flavor agi-ceable and has been likened to 

 that of the strawberry. This belongs to the South American species, 

 I'sicliuin ratlleianum. firown in Florida, Arizona, and California. 



White Winter. — Size of a hen's egg, pear-shaped; skin thin, 

 bright yellow, lilled with soft pulp yellowisli in color, having a pleasant 

 subacid and aromatic flavor. Grown quite extensively in lower 

 Florida. A variety of F'sidium qunjavn. 



Yellow Strawberry. — Somewhat larger than the Strawberry variety. 



