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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



Photos from G. N. Collins and C. B. Doyle, Dep't of Agriculture 



a popular mkxican fruit, the "sapote prieTo" ( Diosoyros ebenaster) 



It is seedless, its flesh of a very dark-brown color, and closely related to our common 



persimmon (see page 301) 



CHIEES (MEXICAN PEPPERS) READY FOR SHIPPING 



