The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova ScotiaConsidered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerceTo which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees .. . eculiar odor; the pulp is ratherfirm, flesh-colored, sweet, agreeable, and aromatic. In the WestIndies it is highly esteemed by all classes, being eaten raw, as adessert, or formed into an excellent sweetmeat and jelly. Of the fruit of the Purple Guava, to which ours is so closelyrelated, Lindley remarks, Th
The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova ScotiaConsidered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerceTo which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees .. . eculiar odor; the pulp is ratherfirm, flesh-colored, sweet, agreeable, and aromatic. In the WestIndies it is highly esteemed by all classes, being eaten raw, as adessert, or formed into an excellent sweetmeat and jelly. Of the fruit of the Purple Guava, to which ours is so closelyrelated, Lindley remarks, The excellent flavor of its fruit,which is very like that of strawberries and cream, is far supe-rior to either P. pyriferum, jpomiferum, or polycarpon. remarks of the fruit of this species, that it is juicy, ofa consistence much like that of a strawberry, to which it bearssome resemblance in flavor. What the present species may become, when cultivated, re-mains to be proved; but in a genus so generally interesting fortheir fruit, the experiment is worth making when an opj)or-tunity may offer. Probably Dr. Baldwin found it growing nearor above New Smyrna, as he did not go much farther into theUlterior of East Florida. PLATE XXV. A branch of the natural size in fruit. PiXXVl. (aly|»lvaiitlies clixti-aeiiiia CALYPTRANTHES. (SWARTZ.) Natural Order^ Myrtace^. Linncean Classijication, Icosajstdria, MONOGYNIA. Tube of tlie cali/x obovate, witb the border entire; when flowering,bursting circularly in the form of a lateral, and at length deci-duous, lid. Petals none, or two or three and minute. Stamens one; stigma simple. Ovary 2 or 3-celled, the cells berry by abortion 1-celled, 1 to 4-seeded. Small trees of the West India Islands and of Brazil, the leaveswith pinnated veins. Flowers small and numerous, usually in axillaryor terminal panicles. FORKED CALYPTEANTHES. Calyptranthes chytraculia. Arborea, foliis ovaiis apice attenuatisrigidiusculis demwn gl
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