﻿Inventory 49, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate VI 



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The Lamat Avocado, from the Highlands of Guatemala. (Persea Ameri- 

 cana Mill., S. P. !. No. 43476.) 



The Guatemalan avocados are remarkable for their fine quality and their habit of ripening in -winter. 

 The variety here shown, Lamat, comes from Amatitlan and is typical of the Guatemalan race. The 

 form is attractive. The weight, about 1 pound, is desirable from a market point of view. Since 

 the Guatemalan avocados are hardier than the West Indian varieties heretofore grown in Florida, 

 they will make it possible for Florida to market avocados in quantity during the winter and spring. 

 (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, Nov. 5, 1917, at the city of Guatemala, Guatemala; P17401FS.) 



