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



PLATE XIX. 



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The Kekchi Avocado, a Productive Early Variety. 



This is the smallest avocado included in the series introduced into the United States from the Guate- 

 malan highlands in 1916 and 1917. It commonly weighs but 5 or f> onnces. The surface is deep 

 Eurple in color, the skin thick and woody. There is a slight amount of discoloration in the flesh, 

 ut no fiber. The flavor is rich, and the seed is not large. The fruits commence to ripen two to 

 three months earlier than those of other trees in the same section (Purula, Baja Vera Paz), and 

 continue through a period of nearly six months. The fruits being so small, the tree is able to carry 

 a large number. (Photographed, natural size, at Tactic, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala, April 4. 

 1917.) 



