28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



28540 to 28550— Continued. 



"I have not been able to learn much about the wood, beyond the fact that 

 it is sometimes used for fence posts when the rarer and harder sorts, such aa 

 Olea verrucosa, are not available. " {Davy.) 



Distribution. — In the vicinity of Litakun, Bechuanaland, and at Magalies- 

 berg in the interior of Cape Colony. 



28551. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Presented by Mr. E. L. Parker, Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture. Received July 20, 1910. 



Sierra Leone. 



28552 to 28555. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From Poona, Bombay, India. Purchased from Mr. P. S. Kanetkar, superin- 

 tendent, Empress Botanical Gardens. Received July 20, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following: 



28552. Alphonse. 28554. Pakria. 



28553. Kadarapasant. 28555. Tota/ari. 



28556 to 28563. Mangifera indica L. Mango. 



From Sibpur, Calcutta, India. Purchased from Maj. A. T. Gage, superintendent, 

 Royal Botanic Garden. Received July 20, 1910. 



Seeds of the following: 



28556. Alphonso. 28560. Small Malda. 



28557. Baromassia. 28561. Paranay. 



28558. Bhadoorea. 28562. Peters. 



28559. Large Malda. 28583. Soondershaw. 



28564 to 28568. Mangifera indica T^. Mango. 



From Colombo, Ceylon. Purchased from Dr. C. Drieberg, secretary, Ceylon 

 Agricultural Society. Received July 22, 1910. 

 Seeds of the following; descriptive notes by Dr. Drieberg: 



28564. Dampara. "Prolific; fruit small in size, of second quality, rather 

 fibrous; skin yellow brown; seed small; ripens early and keeps fairly well. 

 The tree is a free grower and is hardy. It is not much cultivated." 



28565. Hfart. "This is also called Bombay and is the commonest variety 

 found on the market. Prolific; fruit medium in size, not much longer than 

 broad, of second quality; skin golden yellow; seed of medium size; ripens 

 early and is a fair keeper. The tree is a free grower and is hardy." 



28566. Jaffna. "The favorite variety here. Prolific; fruit medium in size, 

 twice as long as broad, of first quality; skin green; seed of medium size; 

 ripens early and ia a fair keeper. The tree is a fairly free grower and is 

 hardy." 



28567. Parrot. "Fairly prolific; fruit medium to small, of second quality; 

 skin dark green; seed of medium size; ripens late and is a fair keeper. The 

 tree is a free grower and is hardy. This variety has a slight turpentine 

 flavor and is not very common." 



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