UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 743 



Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



April 17, 1^19 



THE AVOCADO IN GUATEMALA 



By 



WILSON POPENOE, Agricultural Explorer, Office of 

 Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction 



CONTENTS 



Importance of the Avocado ..... 1 



Extent of Avocado Culture in Guatemala 2 



Popular Uses of the Avocado 4 



Climatic Zones of Guatemala 6 



Classification of Avocados 8 



Avocado Culture in the Guatemalan 



Highlands 10 



Page 

 The West Indian Race of Avocados in 



Guatemala 36 



The Mexican Race of Avocados in Guate- 

 mala 37 



The Coyo 37 



Select Guatemalan Avocado Seedlings 

 introduced into the United States . . 42 



WASHINGTON 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1919 



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