1800 
meaning "foreign." The parent tree stood in the yard 
of one Diego Muus.an Indian of San Cristobal Verapaz. 
It was selected for propagation, and several visits 
were made to secure budwood. Because of this fact, the 
Muus family termed the tree the kashlan oh or "foreign- 
er's avocado," and the name was adopted for the vari- 
ety when it was introduced into the United States. 
CHISOY (No. 11), S.P.I. No. 43935. The river 
Chisoy,an affluent of the great Usumacinta, flows close 
by the town of San Cristobal Verapaz .where this vari- 
ety was secured. 
PANKAY (No. 12), S.P.I. No. 44785. A coined word, 
from the locative prefix pan and the Kekchi word kch 
or kay, meaning "cold" - literally "place where it is 
cold." The name was applied to this variety because 
it came from an extremely cold region, that of Totoni- 
capan, elevation 8,500 feet'. 
NABAL (No. 15), S.P.I. No. 44439. A Kekchi word 
(the dialect spoken in the Alta Vera Paz region), 
meaning "plenty, abundance." The variety was so named 
because the parent tree produced unusually large crops . 
NIMLIOH (No. 17), S. P. I. No. 44440. A Kekchi 
phrase, meaning "large avocado." This variety is one 
of the largest secured in Guatemala. 
PANCHOY (No. 18), S.P.I. No. 44625. A phrase from 
the Cakchikel dialect (spoken in the vicinity of Anti- 
gua) .meaning "place where there is a lake." It is the 
name of the valley in which Antigua lies, and where 
the parent tree of the variety was found. 
HUNAPUH (No. 19), S.P.I. No. 44628. One of the 
twenty Maya day names. In the Kiche dialect it means 
"the one Lord of Power." 
TUMIN (No. 20), S.P.I. No. 44627. A Kekchi word, 
meaning "money." The variety was so named because it 
appeared to be a particularly valuable one. 
BENIK (No. 21), S. P. I. No. 44626. One of the 
glyph signs from the Maya inscription. It is taken by 
Brinton,the well-known archaeologist , to mean "strength 
and deif ic power. " 
KEKCHI (No. 22), S.P.I. No. 44679. Name of one 
of the principal Maya tribes of the highlands of Gua- 
temala. The variety was obtained in the territory oc- 
cupied by this tribe. 
MAYAPAN (No. 23), S.P.I. No. 44680. This was the 
name of an important Maya city. It means "place where 
there are Mayas."' 
KAYAB (No. 25), S.P.I, No. 44681- A Maya word, 
