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

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PLATE XX. 



The Mayapan Avocado, a Productive Midseason Variety of 

 Excellent Quality. 



This avocado is characterized by flesh of fine, smooth texture, deep-yellow color, and very rich 

 flavor. In quality it is the equal of any variety in the collection. The surface is deep maroon- 

 purple in color and the skin moderately thick. The seed is medium sized and tight in the cavity, 

 as it is in nearly all avocados of the Guatemalan race. The parent tree is an excellent bearer, as 

 far as can be judged from its behavior during two seasons. (Photographed, natural size, at 

 Purula, Baja Vera Paz, Guatemala, April 10, 1917.) 



