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80. SINALOA (West India Gardens No. 37). Atlixco, 

 Puebla, Mexico, 1911. Oval to pyriform, 7 inches long, weighing 

 1^ to 2 pounds. The surface is rough, green in color, the skin thick 

 and tough. Flesh deep cream colored, smooth, free from fiber, 

 rich and pleasing in flavor. Seed roundish conical, tight in the 

 cavity. The tree is moderately vigorous, and propagates fairly 

 well. It is productive and ripens its fruits in December at Atlixco. 



81. SCHMIDT (West India Gardens No. 40). Atlixco, 

 Puebla, Mexico, 1911. A pyriform fruit, SjA inches long, weighing 

 16 to 24 ounces. The surface is rough, deep green in color, the skin 

 thick. Flesh cream colored, smooth and buttery in texture, of rich 

 and pleasant flavor. Seed medium sized, round-conic, completely 

 filling the cavity. Its season at Atlixco is December. 



82. VERDE (Syn. California Trapp, West India Gardens, 

 No. 17). Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, 1911. Form roundish, slight- 

 ly oblique, 5^ inches long, weighing 22 ounces. The surface 

 is nearly smooth, green in color, the skin very tough and hard. 

 Flesh cream colored, smooth, practically free from fiber, of rich, 

 nutty flavor. Seed medium sized, oblate, tight in the cavity. The 

 tree is a moderately strong grower, erect in habit, rather difficult to 

 propagate. The season of ripening at Atlixco is December and 

 January. 



83. VOLCAN (Syn. Ixtaccituatl, and erroneously //.c/a). At- 

 lixco, Puebla, Mexico, 1912. Oval to pyriform, large purp- 

 lish black in color with a thick hard skin. The quality is said 

 to be excellent, the seed small and tight in the cavity. Season 

 December and January at Atlixco. 



WEST INDIAN TYPE, 

 a. Varieties of Florida Origin. 



84. FAMILY. Miami, Florida, 1904. Form obovate to slen- 

 der pyriform with a pronounced neck, about 5^ inches in length 

 and weighing 10 to 14 ounces. The surface is undulating or nearly 

 smooth, maroon colored, the skin moderately thick, leathery. Flesh 

 greenish cream-colored, sometimes slightly fibrous, of mild, pleasant 

 flavor, but a trifle watery and lacking in richness. Seed large, 

 roundish conical, tight in the cavity. The tree is a vigorous grower, 



