PI. 240. 







THE MANZANILLA, A CENTRAL AMERICAN FRUIT TREE. (CRATAEGUS 

 STIPULOSA. SEE S. P. I. NO. 45575.) 



The manzanilla, a species of hawthorn, grows wild and is also culti- 

 vated in the highlands of Guatemala. The- fruits are prized by 

 the Guatemalans for jellies and jams, but are also eaten stewed. 

 Average fruits are an inch or more in diameter, yellow, with russet 

 dots and a blushed cheek. The plant is easily grown and should 

 succeed in California. Florida, and elsewhere in the subtropics. 

 (Photographed bv Wilson Popenoe at Santa Maria de Jesus, 

 Guatemala. October -JO. 1916; P16881FS.) 



