A SEEDLING WEST INDIAN AVOCADO IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. 
(Persea americana Mill. See S. P. I. No. 46984.) 
The presence of this West Indian avocado near Winter Haven, 
in the lake region of central Florida, shows that avocados, even 
of tender varieties, can be grown in this part of the State. In 
order to minimize the danger from frost injury, it is desirable to 
plant hardier varieties, such as those of the Guatemalan race 
and the hybrid Fuerte. The tree here shown has been cut 
back several times by frost. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, 
Winter Haven, Fla., March 22, 1919; P17645FS.) 
