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THE NANCE, A WEST GUATEMALAN FRUIT. 



(Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) H. B. K.) 



This fruit, which is borne on small trees common in the village 

 dooryards of the west coast of Guatemala, is bright yellow in 

 color when fully ripe and has an acid, sometimes rather strong 

 flavor. Each fruit contains a single seed the size of a cherry 

 stone. Since the Nance tree occurs at altitudes of 4,000 feet 

 in rich loam soil, it may succeed in California where the frosts 

 are not too frequent. "(Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, at 

 Amatitlan, Guatemala, September 21, 1916; P16791FS.) 



