THE TAMAYO AVOCADO, A NEW VARIETY FROM ECUADOR. 
(Persea americana, Mill., S. P. I. No. 54270.1 
Among the avocados introduced from the Chota Valley of northern 
Ecuador in 1921, the Tamayo is perhaps the most promising. 
It is either an unusually large-fruited Mexican or a hybrid 
between the Mexican and West Indian races. The fruits 
weigh about 18 ounces and are of excellent quality. The seed 
is comparatively small and the flesh a rich creamy yellow, 
smooth, and of delicious flavor. This variety is of much 
interest to avocado growers in California and Florida, as it 
promises to be hardier than the Guatemalan sorts now grown 
in those States. (Photographed, natural size, by Wilson 
Popenoe, Ibarra, Ecuador, February 19, 1921; P18417FS.) 
