THE GUAVA. THE MANGO. 43 



Africa, and the Brazils, as presents, besides the imports for 

 commercial purposes, so that it is difficult to ascertain the 

 exact quantity imported, but it cannot be much less than 

 100 tons annually. 



The Guava. Psidhm pyriferum. (Nat. Ord. Myrtacece.) 

 (Plate IV. fig. 17.) 



This elegant tree is a native of Tropical America and the 

 Caribbee Islands, where its native name is Gnayaba, of which 

 its English designation is a corruption. The fruit is some- 

 what of a pear-shape, and the external rind has the appear- 

 ance of a ripe apple. Like most other tropical fruits, the 

 guava is very perishable, so that we can only have it in a 

 preserved state ; considerable quantities of guava jelly are 

 annually brought from the West Indies and South America. 



The Mango. Mangifera Indica. (Nat. Ord. Anacar- 

 diacea.) 



Although the Mango is esteemed one of the finest of tro- 

 pical fruits, and is in India fnade into jellies and conserves, 

 it only reaches Europe unripe and pickled. In this state it is 

 about the size and shape of a lemon ; and from the quantity 

 of mustard usually employed in pickling it, and its own na- 

 tural colour, it very much resembles that fruit. Only very 

 small quantities are imported. 



