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wall is essential." Mr. Bartlett goes on to state that the fruit docs not seem to 

 ripen under cultivation in that country. He rtcomnunds it strongly as a wall 

 shrub, however, and considers it well worth growing for its handsome foliage alone. 



The Feijoa in Florida 



Reports on the behavior of the Feijoa in Florida are not encouraging. While 

 as yet it has be»"n tested at very f»'w points, and some parts of the state may 

 prove to be adapted to it, past ex{)erinifnts do not promise extensive future devel- 

 opment. 



At Gotha, the Feijoa has been grown for several years by Dr. H. Nehrling. 

 Regarding the behavior of his plants he writes under date of October 16, 191 1: 

 "The Feijoa has fruited with me this year as well as last season. It grows beau- 

 tifully, has fine flowers, and would be a great ornament to any collection of exotic 

 plants. I have two specimens, both coming from the Department of Agriculture. 

 The fruit is about the size of a small walnut, entirely glossy green and only 

 slightly fragrant when ripe. Both of my plants grow in half shade in my Cala- 

 dium shed, and perhaps for this reason the fruits drop when still unripe. The 

 flavor is not very good, and after having dropped the fruit immediately begins to 

 rot, assinning a dark brown or blackish color and becoming soft and tasteless. 

 The plant thrives splendidly, though we have had no great cold since I began to 

 grow these plants, the thermometer never going below about 28 degrees Fahren- 

 heit." 



The Feijoa has also been grown at the Subtropical Garden of the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture at Miami, but so far has not done as well as at Gotha. 

 The ))lants bloomed last season but did not set any fruits, according to the state- 

 ment of Edward Simmonds, gardener. 



It will require a more thorough test to definitely decide the matter for any 

 part of the state, but it seems quite j)robable that the Feijoa has greater chances 

 of being a success in the more northern sections than under the almost tropical 

 conditions of the east and west coasts. 



The Feijoa in the West Indies 



So far as known to the writer, the only point in the West Indies where the 

 Feijoa has been grown for any length of time is at Columbia, Isle of Pines. Two 

 plants set out by Dr. F. R. Ramsdell in iyo6 have made a growth of four feet 

 in height and six feet in spread, but have not yet bloomed or fruited. 



The Feijoa in Hawaii 



At the Hawaii Experiment Station in Honolulu is a Feijoa several years old, 

 which is reported by J. E. Higgins, Horticulturist, to be in a thrifty condition, but 

 has given as yet no indication of fruiting. 



The Feijoa has not been tested for a sufficient length of time in Florida, the 

 West Indies, and Hawaii, to fully determine its adaptability to these localities, 

 but experience seems to indicate that strictly tropical conditions such as are suited 

 to the mango and the pineapple are not so well suited to this fruit. 



