UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 743 
Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 
WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
April 17, 1919 
THE AVOCADO IN GUATEMALA 
By 
WILSON POPENOE, Agricultural Explorer, Office of 
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction 
CONTENTS 
* Page 
Importance of the Avocado 1 
Extent of Avocado Culture in Guatemala 2 
Popular Uses of the Avocado 4 
Climatic Zones of Guatemala 6 
Classification of Avocados 8 
Avocado Culture in the Guatemalan 
Highlands 10 
The West Indian Race of Avocados in 
Guatemala 36 
The Mexican Race of Avocados in Guate- 
mala 37 
TheCoyo 37 
Select Guatemalan Avocado Seedlings 
Introduced into the United States . . 42 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1919 
