The characteristics of this fruit, as seen in Cuba, are as follows : 



Form varying from reniform to oblique-cordate, always somewhat 

 compressed laterally and more or less beaked at the apex; length 

 21/^ to 5 inches, weight 5 to 12 ounces ; shoulders rarely equal, the left 

 shoulder usually high and broad, right shoulder falling more or less 

 abruptly ; nak I/4 to Yo inch from longitudinal apex ; surface smooth, 

 color yellow green, greenish yellow or deep yellow, often washed 

 with carmine toward the basal end, the subcutaneous dots minute 

 and inconspicuous, rather numerous ; skin thick and tough, of firm 

 texture; flesh light orange yellow in color, very juicy, flavor sub- 

 acid to sweet, not very rich nor piquant, the aroma very faint ; fiber 

 abundant, long, coarse, extending from all parts of the seed ; quality 

 rather poor; seed oblong-oblique, 3 to 31/2 inches long, thick, con- 

 taining 2 to 10 embryos, endocarp rather thin. 



It may be possible to consider Mango chino of Cienfuegos and 

 some of the other types of limited distribution as belonging to this 

 race, but for the present I have kept them separate. The Cubans 

 themselves usually speak of Chino as belonging to this class. The 

 tree has the same characteristics of growth and the fruit is quite 

 similar in nearly every way. 



I have classed this as a race, since it presents many more varia- 

 tions than should be found in a type. Its seedlings in Cuba, how- 

 ever, usually bear a strong resemblance to each other. 



Race 2. Manga. 



This race includes two distinct and widely distributed types in 

 Cuba, and there are a number of minor types, such as Manga 

 mamey of Cienfuegos, which are usually considered by the natives 

 as belonging to this class. For the present, however, I have only in- 

 cluded in it the two important types. 



The tree is easily distinguished from that of the mango race by 

 its low and spreading form, dome-shaped or flat-topped, the ctown 

 being dense and not open as in mango. Usually it is not difficult to 

 identify a tree of this race, unless it is growing under somewhat un- 

 natural conditions crowded among others, for example, so that it 

 is forced to seek the light and hence grows abnormally tall. The 

 fruit is not strongly compressed as in the mango race, being nearly 

 or quite round in cross section, and the color is light to deep yellow 

 or orange, the crimson blush being absent. The flesh is nearly con- 

 colorous with the skin, and is of very sweet, rich flavor, generally 

 preferred to that of mango; the fiber, however, forms a dense mass 

 around the seed, and extends throughout the flesh. It is finer than 

 in mango, and is so extremely abundant that the flesh is eaten with 

 difficulty, hence the common practice of sucking the fruits. In sea- 

 son the race is practically one month later than mango, rarely com- 

 ing in before the latter part of July. The keeping qualities are 

 very good. The fruits are not affected by anthraenose to the same 

 degree as are those of mango, and are nearly always clean when 

 offered in the markets. The race is exceedingly productive, sur- 



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