
          37897. PSIDIUM SP. Wild
Guava. From Pirapora, Minas, Brazil,
through Dorsett, Shamel and Popenoe.
Wild tree, 15 feet tall, abundant along
Sao Francisco river. Fruits small, one
inch long remarkable for large proportion 
of pulp to the few small seeds.
Pulp yellowish, of very agreeble flavor, 
having little of objectionable
musky character of ordinary guava.
For breeding and jelly making.

37922. PSIDIUM SP. Guava.
From Joazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, through
Dorsett, Shamel and Popenoe. The
Araca Mirim, or small guava, from
the Horto Florestal. Fruit one inch
in diameter; yellow, thin-skinned,
pulp soft, translucent. Seeds abundant. 
In appearance, plant is similar
to P. guajava. Introduced for breeding
purposes and for jelly production in
Florida and California.

30360. PYRUS CHINENSIS.
Chinese Pear. From gardens of Swedish
missionary, Kashgar, Chinese
Turkestan, through Frank N. Meyer.
Small pear of angular shape called,
"Kuttera Amoot." Bright yellow;
flesh soft, melting, of good flavor; not
a good keeper; ripening in early August 
and keeping only a few weeks.
Tree of spreading growth, requiring
considerable space.
        