PL 347 
CHAYOTE CULTURE IN COSTA RICA. 
(Chayota edulis Jacq.) 
In Mexico and Guatemala, as well as in the United States, the chayote is usually grown on arhors 
or trellises. In Costa Rica, however, it is sometimes planted on hillsides and cultivated in the 
same manner as the cucumber and the squash. Where the soil is sandy and drainage good, this 
method seems to be successful. The field here shown is near Juan Vinas,' Costa Rica, on the 
slopes above the Rio Reventazon. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, June 5, 1920; P17876FS.) 
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