Bui. 743, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE XV. 





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A Crop from the Parent Tree of the Nabal Avocado. 



Fruits to the number of 315 are here shown at the base of the parent Nabal avocado tree, growing 

 in the finca Santa Lucia al Antigua. As indicated by the small size of the trunk, the tree is 

 quite young, and the crown, which is formed 10 feet above the ground, is slender and sparsely 

 branched. The crop may therefore be considered a heavy one. Tho fruits weigh about 12 ounces 

 each, have rather small seeds, and are of excellent quality. (Photographed at Antigua, Guatemala, 

 January 2K, 1917; l'17051FS.) 



