THE GUAVA. 
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ARTICLE IX.— THE GUAVA, (PSI'DIUM CATJLErANUM,) 
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Gardener, at Snelston Hall, Devbyshive. 
Amongst the numerous exotic plants in our hot-houses, not many 
have a greater claim on our attention than the Gnava, (Psidium 
Cattleianum,) Fig. 126; Although this is a higlily ornamental 
evergreen shrub, it has hitherto^"'" c'^'^*^^ J'"^ '"^loc^^'' '""''-"'''-'" 
been but very slightly noticed ^« cbaJJoqsi mobll^feiU ha& baia^Vf 
its dark shining foliagd"^^^^ oljjil gaJfin 
pendulous branches, rendetit'4°^ soubo'io 
very conspicuous object in the' ^^'"^*^1'' 
green-house or conservatory : 
and its fruit, when fully matu- 
red, makes an agreeable variety" * 
in the desert ; for which reasons 
T think, it well deserves an ex- 
tensive cultivation. By keep- 
ing a few plants in pots, they 
' will in two or three years bear 
a great quantity of fruit. 
Young plants must be first 
planted in small pots, and then 
into larger, as the small ones 
become filled with roots ; at 
length they should be planted 
into large pots or tubs, where 
they may remain for many 
yeai's without further removaL 
when they will not fail to produce abundant crops. By confining 
their roots in pots or tubs, the fruitfulness of the trees is promo- 
ted. To ripen the fruit well off, it is advisable in the autumn to in- 
troduce two or three plants at a time into a forcing house, where 
the temperature is not less than 60 deg. Fahr. The Guava flourishes 
best in a rich loamy soil, it should be copiously supplied both at the 
roots and over the top with water. By this mode of treatment, a 
succession of ripe fruit may be obtaiued through tlie winter season. 
We have several young plants here, and amongst them is one about 
four feet high, which was put into a peck pot early in the spring, 
and is now loaded with not less than ten dozen of fruit, in their dif- 
ferent stages of growtli, which have a \(t\\ imposing appearance. 
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