PI. 217. 



THE ANAY, A WILD RELATIVE OF THE AVOCADO. 



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Aii as }*et undescribed species of Persea which is closely related to the 

 cultivated avocado, occurring as a wild forest tree at an altitude 

 of 1.200 feet in the rainy forest region of Guatemala. It is a tall, 

 slender tree, attaining 70 to 80 feet in height, and is left as a shade 

 tree in coffee plantations. Unlike the Mexican avocado, its leaves 

 are not anise scented. It flowers in May, and its fruits ripen in 

 August and September. In the development of the avocado 

 industry this species may prove valuable for stock purposes in 

 regions of heavy rainfall. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe at 

 Mazatenango, Guatemala. September 23. 1916: P16797FS.) 



