Plate A^II. Fig-ure 11 



The Upper Limit of Avocado Culture in Guatemala 



The city of Totonicapan, at 8500 feet elevation, is the highest spot in 

 Guatemala at which avocados were found. Most of the trees here had 

 been killed or badly injured by cold, but a few had escaped practically 

 unhurt. The best variety found here, Pankay, was introduced into the 

 United States for trial, in the hope that it might prove to be hardier than 

 the average. 



Plate VII. Figure 12 



A Hillside near Solola 



Here may be seen avocado trees growing in the small cornfields of the 

 Indians at an elevation of about 7000 feet. At this elevation the avocado 

 is less abundant than it is at 4000 to 6000 feet, but it does fairly well up to 

 7500 feet. There are many such scenes as this in the highlands between 

 Guatemala City and Quezaltenango. 



