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|image=Cornelius Vanderbilt Daguerrotype2.jpg
|image=Feijoa sellowiana edit.jpg
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|title=[[Cornelius Vanderbilt]]
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|caption=The [[flower]] of a '''[[Feijoa]]''' plant, a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[evergreen]] tree that bears [[fruit]] commonly known as "pineapple guava" or "guavasteen". It is native to central [[South America]], but has been introduced to a number of locations around the world, most notably [[New Zealand]], where the fruit is especially popular.
|caption=A head-and-shoulders portrait of '''[[Cornelius Vanderbilt]]''' (1794–1877), an American [[entrepreneur]]. He was born in [[Staten Island]], [[New York City]], and began working on his father's [[ferry]] as a young boy. One of the three wealthiest Americans in history, Vanderbilt later built an empire in [[shipping]] and [[rail transport|railroads]] and was the patriarch of the [[Vanderbilt family]]. At the time of his death, Vanderbilt's fortune was estimated at {{nowrap|{{US$|100 million}}}}.
|credit=Photo: [[Mathew Brady]]; Restoration: [[User:Mvuijlst|Michel Vuijlsteke]]
|credit=Photo: [[Mathew Brady]]; Restoration: [[User:Mvuijlst|Michel Vuijlsteke]]
}}<noinclude>[[Category:Wikipedia Picture of the day June 2010]]
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Feijoa flower
The flower of a Feijoa plant, a perennial evergreen tree that bears fruit commonly known as "pineapple guava" or "guavasteen". It is native to central South America, but has been introduced to a number of locations around the world, most notably New Zealand, where the fruit is especially popular.Photo: Mathew Brady; Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke

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