﻿Inventory 52, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate II 



A Young Coyo Tree in Guatemala. (Persea schiedeana Nees., 

 S. P. I. No. 44999.) 



Wilson Popenoe considers the coyd a better flavored fruit than the avocado, to which it is closely 

 allied. Unfortunately, horticulturists have given it no attention up to the present time; 

 doubtless careful selection and breeding will produce superior varieties, and it deserves to be 

 called to the attention of all tropical horticulturists, as it constitutes a new fruit. It occurs in 

 Guatemala at altitudes ranging from 300 to 6,000 feet and will also possibly succeed in southern 

 California and in southern Florida. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, Sepacuite, Guatemala. 

 November 28, 1916; P16963FS.) 



