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LAMAT (No. Three) S. P. I. 43476. From Amatitlan, Guate- 

 mala. Elevation 3872 ft. A very productive variety of good size, at- 

 tractive shape and appearance, and good quaHty. It is broadly oval in 

 form, and weighs 14 to 20 ozs. The surface is smooth, bright green, the 

 skin of average thickness, about one-sixteenth inch or slightly more. The 

 flesh is free from fiber, cream colored, and of pleasant flavor. The seed is 

 comparatively small. The season of ripening at Amatitlan is from Novem- 

 ber or December to March; the variety may therefore be classed as early 

 to midseason. (See Fig. 15) 



Figure 15 I.AMAT 



A smooth, green fruit averaging about a pound in weight. A 

 productive variety ripening early to midseason. 



