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 It often runs wild, "but there is no ground for supposing that 

 the Guava is indigenous in India. Wood compact, close-grain- 

 ed, takes a beautiful polish." 



Variety pyriferum, Linn, peduncles one flowered, 



fruit pyriform. 



Variety poniferum, Linn, peduncles usually 2 to 3 



flowered, fruit glo"bose or ovoid. 



The guava is an esteemed fruit both for the dessert and 

 for jelly. 



Propagation 



It is propagated by seeds and the young plants when about 

 six inches in height are transplanted. 



Soil 



A good garden mould is all that the guava requires ; 

 occasionally in the cold season, it is manured loy putting the 

 soil from the bottom of tanks around the root. 



Culture 



The trees require frequent pruning, as they are apt to 

 grow very straggling. They are abundant bearers and begin to 

 give fruit in the third year after they are sown. 



