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BENIK (No. Twenty-one) S. P. 1. 44626. From Antigua. 

 Guatemala. Elevation 5100 ft. A very handsome fruit of fine quality. 

 In form it is pear-shaped, in weight about 20 ozs. The surface is slightly 

 rough, maroon-purple in color, the skin moderately thick. The flesh is 



Figure 25 BENIK 



Handsome and of fine quality. Rough, maroon-purple 

 in color, 20 ounces in weight. Midseason. 



bright yellow, free from discoloration, and of very fine quality. The seed 

 is medium sized. It ripens about midseason, February to May at Antigua. 

 (Fig. 25) 



