H jMagnifiwnt pot plant 



Che 6uava 



■Blooms and fruits Continuously? 



• H Rival of Otabeite Orange 



HIS is the Catlley or Strawberry Guava, a na- 

 tive of the West Indies, which under our cli- 

 mate blooms and fruits abundantly. For pro- 

 ductiveness, both in flower and fruit, it sur- 

 passes anything we ever saw. A plant i8 months old has 

 borne over 500 fruits; we have seen plants less than 18 

 inches high carrying 165 fruits, and one plant which could 

 be covered by a box 4 feet wide and 2^^ feet deep held 

 T005 fruits, blooms and buds at one time. Once estab- 

 lished, it is ever-bearing, producing buds, flowers and 

 fruits in som.e stage every day in the year. It is hardy 

 enough to stand any temperature above 20 degrees, and 

 has highly meritorious qualities, chief among which is that 

 it blooms and bears its remarkable fruit most luxuriantly 

 even w^hen the plants are small. It is comparatively new 

 in our gardens, and bids fair to become as popular as the 

 dwarf Otaheite Orange, so extensively distributed by us. 

 The Guava has thick, shining, evergreen. Camellia-like 

 foliage, with pure white flowers of an agreeable odor. The 



fruit is large, about the size of an English walnut, and of 

 a beautiful claret color, while the flavor is most delicious — 

 sweet and aromatic, resembling that of the Strawberry. 

 It is used for desert fruit, also for preserving, and is consid- 

 ered a rare delicacy. 



It makes jelly of delicious quality, and is consid- 

 ered as one of the finest conserves made in the West 

 Indies, where it is a staple article of commerce, and is ex- 

 ported to all parts of the globe, although its high value 

 has kept it exclusively for the rich. Inquire of any im- 

 porting grocer for Guava jelly, and the price asked for it 

 will astound you. 



Independent of the great value of its fruit, the Guava 

 is a highly ornamental plant, having dwarf, compact habit, 

 making it desirable for planting in pots or boxes. The 

 foliage is beautiful and the flowers, which last a long time 

 on the plant, are produced abundantly on young plants. 

 Of the easiest possible management and a thoroughly 

 magnificent plant in every way. 



NICE, THREE-INCH POT PLANTS, 30c. EACH; 3 FOR 50c.; 

 7 FOR SI. 00; $1.50 PER DOZEN, POSTPAID BY MAIL. 



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