THE NANCE, A WEST GUATEMALAN FRUIT. 
(Byrsonima crassifolia (L.)H.B.K.) 
This fruit, which is borne on small trees common in the village 
dooryards of the west coast of Guatemala, is bright yellow m 
color when fully ripe and has an acid, sometimes rather strong 
flavor. Each fruit contains a single seed the size of a cherry 
stone. Since the Nance tree occurs at altitudes of 4,000 feet 
in rich loam soil, it may succeed in California where the frosts 
are not too frequent. (Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, at 
Amatitlan, Guatemala, September 21, 1916; P16791FS.) 
