PI. 249. 



A BASKETFUL OF CHOICE GUATEMALAN CHAYOTES. (CHAYOTA 

 EDULIS, SEE S. P. I. NO. 43394.) 



The chayote. or gtiisquil. is a favorite vegetable among the Guate- 

 malans, being grown everywhere on large trellises. These large, 

 smooth, gretn guisquils weigh a pound each and average .V} 

 incho long. The rich green surface is nearly fr-f from corru- 

 iraiions and entirely without prickle-. It is one of the best 

 Guatemalan varieties. (Photographed by Wilxm Popenoe at 

 the city of Guatemala. Guatemala. December i>. 1 ( .17: Pl74(UI-'~- 

 (See Plant Immigrant* Xo. l-'W for an illustration of a chayotc 

 arbor.) 



