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petaled and white, being nearly sessile in the axiles of the leaves. 

 The fruit is 2 to 4 inches in diameter, with a yellow rind when 

 ripe and somewhat resembhng a lemon in appearance. The 

 flesh is pink and full of seeds. The peculiar aroma of the 

 fresh fruit is usually not well liked on first acquaintance. The 

 strawberry guava (P. cattleianum) is a small tree attaining 

 a height of 20 feet and bearing thicker and smaller leaves 

 than lemon guava. The fruit is much smaller, being ^ to Ij4 

 inches in diameter and of a dark crimson or maroon color. 

 For use as a fresh fruit the flavor is far superior to that of 

 the lemon guava but the strawberry guava is less desirable 

 for use in jams and jellies. The tree bears within 2 or 3 years 

 from seeding and is cultivated in both Florida and California. 

 The guava fruit contains 4 to 10 per cent, of sugar and i per 

 cent, of protein. As already indicated, the lemon guava is 

 extremely well adapted for use in making jams and jellies. 

 A considerable industry in this product has been established 

 in Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico, Florida, and elsewhere. Guava 

 jelly or jam is almost universally well liked even on first ac- 

 quaintance and there seems to be good prospect for a rather 

 large extension of this industry. 



FEIJOA 



The feijoa is a guava-like shrub 5 to 15 feet high, native of 

 Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Its botanical name 

 is Feijoa sellowiana. The leaves resemble those of the olive 

 and are silver-gray beneath. The flowers are white and with 

 four petals and the fruit is about 2 inches long and lyi inches 

 thick. The feijoa fruit is of a green color or often with a 

 slight crimson blush on one side, and the seed, while dis- 

 tributed in large numbers through the pulp of the fruit, as in 

 the guava, are less objectionable than guava seed on account 

 of their small size. The feijoa has a flavor somewhat re- 

 sembling a mixture of the pineapple and strawberry and is 



