THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 25 
but should be accorded the advantages of a judgment based on 
mature fruit. When ripe the little apples are yellowish in color 
and drop into the hand when touched. The outer rind is reject- 
ed by connoisseurs, the portion eaten being the translucent, jelly- 
like mass that encloses the seeds. On a hot day this is found to 
be a refreshing acidulous morsel by many a thirsty rambler. New 
England housewives sometimes pickle the green fruit." 
In the Tropics there is a highly prized fruit known as the 
Guava {Psidiiim) which although not closely related to the May 
apple, is in size, shape, color, structure and taste a very good 
likeness of it. Guava ''dulce" is a famous product of this fruit. 
Possibly we may yet have May apple dulce. 
A HANDY SEED PACKET. 
Whether one happens to be far afield or only in his own door- 
yard the necessity for a packet that will hold seeds is often felt. 
An old envelope will do' in a pinch, provided one happens to 
have it at hand, but a much better article can be quickly made by 
one who knows how, without the use of scissors, paste, pins or 
twine, that will securely hold the very smallest seeds. 
A HANDY SEED PACKET. 
Fig. I, preliminary folds; fig. 2, corners folded back; fig. 3, 
completed packet. 
This is how it is done. Take a sheet of paper about six by eight 
inches in size and fold in the middle, so that the two eight-inch 
edges are parallel. Next fold these edges over twice, making 
about a quarter inch fold each time, (fig. i.) Then make a dia- 
gonal fold across each end by bending the upper folded corners 
