THE ANAY, A WILD RELATIVE OF THE AVOCADO. 
(PERSEA SP., 8. P. I. NO. 43433.) 
An as yet undescribed species of Persea which is closely related to the 
cultivated avocado, occurring as a wild forest tree at an altitude 
of 1,200 feet in the rainy forest region of Guatemala. It is a tall, 
slender tree, attaining 70 to 80 feet in height, and is left as a shade 
tree in coffee plantations. Unlike the Mexican avocado, its leaves 
are not anise scented. It flowers in May, and its fruits ripen in 
August and September. In the development of the avocado 
industry this species may prove valuable for stock purposes in 
regions of heavy rainfall. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe at 
Mazatenango, Guatemala, September 23, 1916; P16797FS'.) 
