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b. Varieties of Foreign Origin. 



22. CANYADA. Canyada, Queretaro, Mexico, 1911. (West 

 India Gardens No. 9). An oval to pyriform fruit, of large size for 

 this type, the skin rather thick, the surface nearly black in color. 

 Flesh yellow, of smooth texture and rich flavor. Seed medium- 

 sized, tight in the cavity. The trees is erect, stocky, of rapid growth 

 but the branches are inclined to be slender and straggling. Hardy, 

 and said to fruit prolifically, ripening in July and August at 

 Canyada. 



23. PLATA. Santa Maria del Rio, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 

 1911. (West India Gardens No. 2). A small fruit, about 3J/2 inches 

 long, green in color and of good quality. It produces its fruits 

 abundantly in clusters, the main crop in August and another crop 

 in February. Tree a strong grower, erect in habit, hardy. 



24. QUERETARO. Canyada, Queretaro, Mexico, 1911. 

 (West India Gardens No. 11). An oval fruit, 5 inches in length, 

 somewhat rough and black in color. The skin is rather thick and 

 tough, separating readily from the yellow, richly flavored flesh. 

 Seed medium small, completely filling the cavity. The tree is a 

 strong grower, hardy, and characterized by an unusually heavy 

 tomentum on the lower surface of the leaves. It is said to be pro- 

 lific, the fruit ripening from August to October at Canyada. 



25. SAN SEBASTIAN. Queretaro, Qto., Mexico, 1911. 

 (West India Gardens No. 7). An oval fruit, 6 inches in length and 

 weighing 12 to 16 ounces. The skin is rather thick, black in 

 color, separating from the yellow flesh of rich flavor. Seed medium 

 sized, tight in the cavity. The tree is erect, stocky, of rapid growth 

 and has proved to be unusually hardy. It is said to be prolific, the 

 fruit ripening in March at Queretaro. 



26. VAL DE FLOR. Oaxaca, Mexico, 1912. A slender pyri- 

 form fruit, with a very long neck, about 5 inches in length and 6 to 

 8 ounces in weight. The surface is deep purple in color, the skin 

 thick for this type. Flesh free from fiber and of rich flavor. Seed 

 small. Tree vigorous, very hardy and prolific, the parent tree pro- 

 ducing 2000 fruits in a single crop. It is said to fruit twice a year, 

 the principal crop ripening October to December. 



