CALLISTEMON 



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Fig. 328. — Lemon Guava. 



Strawberry Guava. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF PSIDIUM 



* Branchlets more or less square. Shrub or tree 6-15 feet with the 1- 



many (usually 3) short-stemmed flowers in the axils of the leaves, 

 June ; fruit 2-3 inches hroad, globular, yellow, aromatic and astrin- 

 gent, July-Nov. Lemon Guava (.028) — Psidium Guajiva. 



* Branchlets round. (A.) 



A. Shrub 4-(i feet with hairy twigs, velvety leaves, and ovoid green- 

 ish yellow fruit with white flesh. Brazil Guava — Psidium 

 Ar^ca. 



A. Shrnb 8-10 feet with hairy twigs but the leaves smooth above ; 

 fruit nearly round, deep yellow outside, with red flesh of delicious 

 flavor. GriANA Guava — Psidium guine^nse. 



A. Shrub 10-20 feet with smooth twigs and thick smooth dark green 

 leaves ; fruit round (about 1 inch), deep claret color and rough 

 fig-like surface, a strawberry-like fragrance and flavor. Stbaw- 

 EEKET Guava (329) — Psidium Cattleitoum. 



Callist6mon. The Bottle-bkushes form a group of ornamental Aus- 

 tralian shrubs with simple alternate entire-edged evergreen leaves. These, 

 like a number of other Australian plants, have the blades of the leaves 



