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 pro- 

 portion of pulp to the few small seeds. 

 Pulp yellowish, of very agreeble fla- 

 vor, 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; yeilow, thin-skinned, 

 pulp soft, translucent. Seeds abund- 

 ant. In appearance, plant is similar 

 to P. guajava. Introduced for breeding 

 purposes and for jelly production in 

 Florida and California. 



30380. PYRUS CHINENSIS. 



Chinese Pear. From gardens of Swed- 

 ish missionar5% Kashgar, Chinese 

 Turkestan, through Frank N. Mej er. 

 Small pear of angular shape called, 

 Kuttera Amoot. " Bright yellow; 

 flesh soft, melting, of good flavor; not 

 a good keeper; ripening in early Au- 

 gust and keeping only a few weeks. 

 Tree of spreading growth, requiring 

 considerable space. 



