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The Feijoa in South America 



In regard to the Feijoa in its native country, the following notes kindly fur- 

 nished by Dr. J. Arechavaleta, Director of the National Museum at Montevideo, 

 Uruguay, are of interest: "This plant is known here under the name of 'guayabo 

 del pais.' Regarding its occurrence in a wild state in Brazil, Argentina and Para- 

 guay I have no exact data, but in Uruguay it is quite common in the forests. It 



Figure 92. Feijoa trained against a wall at Villa Niobe, Golfe-Juan, France. 



is cultivated on an extremely small scale. It flowers in November and ripens 

 its fruit in January and P'ebruary. By cultivation the fruits are greatly increased 

 in size. They are aromatic and of a flavor very agreeable to the taste." 



Prof. Carlos Thays, Director of the Botanic Garden at Buenos Ayres, Argen- 

 tina, gives the following notes: "This plant is found commonly, in the wild state, 



