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the flesh; flesh, deep cream to yellow; texture, smooth; fiber, none; flavor, 

 mild and pleasant; quality, good; seed, medium, oblate-conical, tight in 

 cavity, season, December at Atlixco, Puebla. 



Plate 186. No. 39. 



Modesto 



A large fruited black variety with a small seed, from Atlixco. It ripens 

 in December and bears an enormous crop. Complete description not avail- 

 able at the present time. 



Of all the many different varieties of the avocado sent out to California 

 for trial by the Bureau of Plant Industry, only a few survived the winter 

 of 1912-13. Two of these were from ^Mexico, and withstood the low tem- 

 perature without injury. They deserve mention. No. 19206, a green-fruited 

 variety from Coahuila, and No. 19167, a variety from Queretaro. No other 

 descriptions were given. 



VARIETIES UNDER TRIAL BY THE WEST INDIA GARDENS 



FURNIVAL No. 1 



This fruit comes from the Ameca Valley, not far from the town of 

 Jalisco, at an altitude of 4350 feet. The fruit is said to be the finest in 

 the Ameca Valley and is described as being as large as a cocoanut, weighing 

 about two pounds, black in color. The flesh is abundant and of the finest 

 flavor and quality. The seed is medium large and tight in the cavity. 



