Origin: in Bangor, Butte County, Calif., by "Duke" Hornung. Introd. in the late 1920s. Chance seedling; originated in same planting as did Duke; Mexican type; seed imported in 1912, apparently from Mexico, by a Mr. Benedict for Sunnyslope Avocado Nursery, Bangor; following abandonment of this nursery, Hornung purchased the area, noted the seedlings, selected several; from one of these came Benedict, being selected in 1924 by Hornung; evaluated in 1924 and later by J. Eliot Coit, Vista, Calif. Tree: productive; quite hardy; resistant to wind damage; adapted to hot southern Calif. interior valleys. Now obsolete. Fruit: size medium, 6 to 8 oz; pyriform to obovoid; skin black, smooth, glossy; flavor good, oil content 15%; seed small; ripens during September and October.
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