﻿CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introductory statement 5 



Inventory 9 



Index of common and scientific names 51 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Plate I. The pacayito, a new ornamental palm from Guatemala. 



{Chamaedorea sp., S. P. I. No. 44994) 16 



II. A young coyo tree in Guatemala. (Persea scliiedeana Nees., 



S. P. I. No. 44999) 10 



III. The yellow tanyah, an edible aroid for the southeastern coast 



region. (Colocasia sp., S. P. I. No. 45065) 32 



IV. A. promising hybrid anona. {Annona cherimola X A. squamosa, 



S. P. I. No. 45181) 32 



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