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GUATEMALA. 
We had not finished our discussion of the railways 
when it w r as time for almuerzo; and we went to the 
hotel, where, besides a good meal and the largest plan¬ 
tains (thirteen inches long) I ever saw, there were a num¬ 
ber of captive animals, — the most attractive being a 
bright little monkey who was very eager to open my 
watch. 
Bread-fruit (Artocarpus incisa). 
