Bui. 743, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
PLATE XVII 
The Benik Avocado, a Handsome Purple Variety. 
Upon dividing this fruit into halves the contrast between the bright maroon-purple skin and the 
yellow flesh is exceedingly pleasing. The parent tree, which is growing in the flnca La Polvora at 
Antigua, has proved to be very productive, and the quality of the fruit is excellent. (Photographed 
at Antigua, Guatemala, May 1, 1917; P17244FS.) 
