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



Plate XVIII. 



The Benik Avocado, a Handsome Purple Variety. 



Upon dividing this fruit into halves the contrast between the bright maroon-purple skin and the 

 yellow flesh is exceedingly pleasing. The parent tree, which is growing in the flnea La Polvora at 

 Antigua, has proved to be very productive, and the quality of thefruitis excellent. (Photographed 

 at Antigua, Guatemala, May 1, 1917; P17244FS.) 



