PI. 249. 
A BASKETFUL OF CHOICE GUATEMALAN CHAYOTES. (CHAYOTA 
EDULIS, SEE S. P. I. NO. 43394.) 
The chayote, or guisquil, is a favorite vegetable among the Guate- 
malans, being grown everywhere on large trellises. These large, 
smooth, green guisquils weigh a pound each and average 5-| 
inches long. The rich green surface is nearly free from corru- 
gations and entirely without prickles. It is one of the best 
Guatemalan varieties. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe at 
the city of Guatemala, Guatemala, December 2, 1917; P17461FS.) 
(See Plant Immigrants No. 132 for an illustration of a chayote 
arbor.) 
