meaty, of spicj^ piquant flavor, with fiber only along the ventral 

 edge of the seed. The season corresponds to that of manga. An- 

 thracnose rarely attacks the fruits to a serious degree,, and they are 

 usually clean and attractive in appearance. 



The flowers are produced in extremely long, rather loose panicles, 

 1 to 2 feet in length, the axis being light green, sometimes 

 tinged with red. The proportion of perfect to staminate flowers is 

 higher than in any other race I have examined, 75 per cent in some 

 instances. The bearing habits of the tree are puzzling, and require 

 much investigation. 



The characteristics of the fruit are as follows: 



Form rather variable, but in general slender oblong, compressed 

 laterally, somewhat narrowed and oblique at the base and sharply 

 pointed at the apex ; length 4 to 6 inches, Aveight 6 to 12 ounces ; left 

 shoulder broad but not high, right shoulder falling abruptly ; apex 

 sharply pointed, sometimes curved slightly toward ventral side of 

 fruit ; nak scarcely distinguishable : surface smooth, pale greenish- 

 yellow or lemon-yellow, dots numerous, small, inconspicuous ; skin 

 very thin, tough : flesh bright yellow-orange, extremely juicy, 

 smooth, almost free from fiber, aroma faint but agreeable; quality 

 good ; flavor piquant, delicious : fiber coarse, confined to ventral edge 

 of the seed ; seed oblong, 3 to -4 inches long, thin, containing 5 to 6 

 embryos, the endocarp very thin and easily broken. 



There seem to be no types of this race recognized in Cuba. The 

 fruits from various trees are remarkably uniform in character, but 

 in the native home of the race Wester has described three distinct 

 types, Carabao. Pico, and Pahutan. A horticultural variety, Cecil, 

 has been propagated in Florida from one of the trees grown from 

 Cuban seed. The Cambodiana mango of Florida appears to belong 

 to this race. Prof. Rolfs uses the name Cambodiana for the entire 

 group, in which he includes all the types above named, as well as 

 Moulmein, a seedling grown near Miami, which I have not seen. 



Types of Limited Distribution. 



The following types are of very limited distribution, and for this 

 reason have not been included in the general classification. It is 

 difficult in some cases to determine the races in which they should 

 be placed, and it is probably safer, therefore, not to place them 

 definitely until further studies of their characteristics have been 

 made. 



BiSCOCH UELO. 

 SANTIAGO DE CUBA. 



This is a very distinct type and undoubtedly the best grown at 

 Santiago de Cuba. Considered from every point of view it would 

 seem to be, in fact, the most desirable type in the Island of Cuba. 

 "While it is more fibrous than the Filipino race, and of a less piquant 

 flavor, it has the great advantage of being productive, which more 



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