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Is said to be very good, and the tree is productive. 
Taken all around, it looks like a very excellent 
quality. The parent tree is young, probably 5 or 6 
years old, and stands about 20 feet in height, with 
an erect crown, extending almost to the ground, about 
10 feet broad, and well branched. The trunk is 6 
inches thick at the base. The tree is producing over 
100 fruits this year. At this time they do not appear 
to be quite mature. They are said to ripen in Novem- 
ber, at the same time the flowers for the next year's 
crop make their appearance. Doubtless they would be 
much better in quality if left on the tree several 
months longer, but it is the usual thing here to pick 
the fruits as soon as they reach maturity. A descrip- 
tion of the fruit follows: Form uniformly oval; size 
above medium to large, weight 14 to 18 ozs., length 
4§ inches, greatest diameter 3§ inches, base rounded, 
with the stem inserted obliquely without depression; 
stem stout., about 6 inches long; apex rounded, with 
the stigmatic point to one side and slightly raised; 
surface nearly smooth, slightly undulating and some- 
times obscurely ribbed, deep green in color, almost 
glossy, with a few scattering large yellow dots; skin 
thick, slightly over 1/16 inch at base, nearly % inch 
at apex, coarsely granular, brittle; flesh cream color, 
pale green near the skin, free from fiber; flavor said 
to be rich; quality probably very good; seed rather 
small in comparison to size of fruit, almost spheri- 
cal, If Inches long and broad, with both seed coats 
adhering closely, and tight in the seed cavity." (Pop- 
enoe.) 
Persea sp. (Lauraceae.) 43432. Seeds of Anay from 
Mazatenango, Guatemala. Collected by Mr. Wilson Pop- 
enoe, Agricultural Explorer. "An interesting species 
of Persea which occurs in this region as a large for- 
est tree, and is called anay by the natives. It jso 
closely resembles an avocado of the Mexican type in. 
the external appearance of the fruit as to lead one 
to suspect at first that it must be a form of Persea 
amerieana, but on a closer examination of the tree and 
fruit, one finds numerous characters which indicate 
that It must be an entirely distinct species of Persea, 
but just what species it may be I am unable to say. 
In clearing the forest for planting coffee, some large 
trees are left to provide shade for the coffee plants, 
and it was due to this fact that we found the amy. Two 
large trees are standing close to the entrance of the 
