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69. MILES (West India Gardens No. 35). Atlixco, Puebla, 

 Mexico, 1911. Fruit slender pyriform, about 1 pound in weight, 

 deep purplish black in color. Season December at Atlixco. 



70. MODESTO. Atlixco, Puebla, ^Texico, 1912. Fruit large, 

 deep purple in color, of good flavor, with a small seed. Tree is 

 reported to be unusually productive, ripening its fruits in December 

 at Atlixco. 



71. ^lONTEZUMA CWest India Gardens No. 33). AtHxco, 

 Puebla, Mexico, 1911. Form obovate, sometimes broad pyriform, 

 measuring 4^ inches in length, and weighing 14 to 16 ounces. The 

 surface is nearly smooth, deep green in color, the skin thick and 

 hard. Flesh deep cream color, smooth, free from fiber, of mild, 

 pleasant flavor. Seed small to medium sized, oblate-conical, tight 

 in the cavity. The tree is moderately vigorous in grow^th, but diffi- 

 cult to propagate. It is reported to be unusually prolific, the parent 

 tree bearing 3000 fruits in a single crop. The season at Atlixco is 

 December. 



72. NUTMEG. Honolulu, Hawaii, 1912. Form broadly oval 

 to nearly round, about 4 inches in length and 16 ounces in weight. 

 Surface rough, deep purple in color, the skin thick and woody. The 

 flesh is said to be smooth, free from fiber and of rich, pleasant flavor. 

 Seed rather large, roundish, tight in the cavity. Tree precocious 

 and a prolific bearer. 



73. OBISPO (West India Gardens No. 41). Atlixco. Puebla, 

 Mexico, 1911. Roundish oval to broadly pyriform, 4 inches long, 

 weighing 14 to 16 ounces. Surface slightly undulating, deep green 

 in color, the skin thick, hard. Flesh deep cream colored to yellow, 

 smooth, free from fiber, mild and pleasant in flavor. Seed oblate- 

 conic, medium sized, tight in the cavity. Tree said to be moder- 

 ately productive, ripening its fruits in December at Atlixco. 



74. ORO (Syn. £/ Oro. West India Gardens No. 32 ). Atlixco, 

 Puebla, ^lexico, 1911. An oblong pyriform, rather slender 

 fruit, 6^ inches long, weighing 18 ounces. Surface undulating to 

 slightly roughened, glossy green, the skin very thick, hard. Flesh 

 deep cream colored, smooth, of rich, pleasant flavor. Seed ver}' 

 small, conical, tight in the cavity. Tree erect, of vigorous growth, 

 fairly easy to propagate. It ripens its fruits in December at Atlixco. 



