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T BIN ID AD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XVII I. 3. 



Tree No. 14 has both the largest fruit, and relatively the smallest 

 stone. The fruit is also of very good flavour. This tree has therefore 

 been selected from amongst all those at Eiver as the one most worthy of 

 propagation and budded plants of it are sold by the Department of 

 Agriculture under the name of the " River" avocado. 



Table Showing Yaeiation in Weight of Fruit and Proportion 

 OF Stone in some Trinidad Avocados. 



(1) Average of three fruits. 



Fig. 2. — Poor Kinds of Avoiwdcs. 

 On the left No. 13 of the table above. 



Weight of fruit only 7 oz. with 3 1 "8 per cent, of stone. 

 On the riglit No. 8. AVeiglit of fruit 1 lb. (if whicii lu) less than 4'2'o per 

 cent, is stone. The edible pulp of |No. 8 at the sides is but little over half 

 an inch in tliickness. 



