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CANTEL (No. Twenty-eight) S. P. I. 44783. From Antigua, 

 Guatemala. Elevation 5 1 00 ft. A round fruit having an unusually small 

 seed. The parent tree is young, and has not yet produced a large crop. 

 The fruit weighs about a pound. The surface is green, pebbled, the skin 

 moderately thick. Hie flesh is cream colored, of rich flavor. The seed is 

 usually small. Ripens midseason. (Fig. 31) 



Figure 31 CANTEL 



A variety of good quality, with an unusually small seed for 

 a round fruit. Almost smooth, green, a pound in weight. 



TERTOH (No. Thirty) S. P. I. 44856. From Mixco, near 

 Guatemala City. Elevation approximately 5700 ft. A famous avocado 

 of very large size and excellent quality. In form it is pear-shaped or al- 

 most oblong, in weight up to 3 lbs. The surface is quite smooth, deep 

 purple in color, the skin rather thin. The flesh is yellow, free from dis- 

 coloration, and of rich flavor. The seed is comparatively very small. The 

 ripening season is rather early, February to April at Mixco. (Fig. 32) 



AKBAL (No. Thirty-two) S. P. I. 45505. From Amatitlan, 

 Guatemala. Elevation 4200 ft. A particularly early avocado. In form 

 it is long and slender, in weight about 1 2 ozs. The surface is quite 

 smooth, bright green, the skin thin. The flesh is deep yellow in color, of 

 rich and pleasant flavor. The seed is medium sized, not fitting quite as 

 snugly within the cavity as in most Guatemalan avocados. The ripening 

 season at Amatitlan is August to November, hence the variety may be 

 classed as very early. (Fig. 33) 



