The collection includes pumpkins, sweet potatoes, oranges, pineapples, mangoes, guavas, and bananas, together with zapotas, rose-apples, limes, yams, and many other varieties.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
"On reaching the spot, the woman filled her vessels with water, and commenced her work; while the child, having nothing else to occupy her, began to gather some ripe guavas, plucking them from a tree that grew out from the bank, and hung somewhat over the river.
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid
We had also several delicious fruits-guavas, bananas, and one, the interior of which tasted like a rich custard.
"On the Banks of the Amazon"
W.H.G. Kingston