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will meet most tastes and are recommendecl for extensive planting. 

 The following varieties are raised to order but owing to the large demand 

 orders must be booked at least six months in advance: — 



Ceylon No. 1. Fruits large, of good tlavour, bright yellow, 



stringlese. 

 Divine. Good flavoured, rather small fruits somewhat subject to 



anthracnose. 



Gordon (Totofari). Supposed to have been named after Sir Arthur 

 Gordon a former Governor of Trinidad. Fine, large yellow 

 fruits with soft flesh of a delightful acid flavour uncommon 

 in mangos. 



Julie. Usually regarded locally as the best flavoured mango. 



Fruits green, flat sided, sweet, dark yellow flesh and small 



thin stones. 

 Peters. One of the best mangos, of delightful flavour, slightly 



acid near the stone. Fruits large, either green or rosy 



according to situation where grown. 

 Sandersha. The largest mango in the collection, flavour insipid, 



but useful for chutney and jam making. Pale yellow flesh 



not stringy. 

 Minnie. A seedling raised by Mr. .J. H. Hart. Fruits small not 



stringy and of good flavour. 



Other mangoes in tlie collection from which grafted plants may be 

 supplied to order are : 



Alphonse. Apricot (Zabricot). Blackman. Cadez Special. Chinois 

 Martinique. De Boissiere. Dora Barbadensis. Elliot. Fielden. 

 Kathleen. Martin. Millen. Number Eleven. Pere Louis. 

 Roseau. 



Melicocca hijiiga. Genip. Seedlings 5 cents. 



A tall tree with small, greenish-yellow fruits containing one large 

 seed surrounded by soft, pleasantly flavoured pulp. The roasted seeds 

 are also edible. 



Nephelium Litchi. Litchi. Seedlings 10 cents, 



A tall tree with nearly spherical fruits. Seeds covered with clean, 

 white, jelly-like pulp, dehcious either fresh or dried and preserved. 

 Plants are only occasionly available as the tree rarely fruits in the Botanic 

 Gardens. 



Passiflora laurifolia. Belle Apple. Seedlings 5 cents. 



A climbing plant. Fruits round, orange coloured, containing numerous 

 small seeds embedded in sweet edible pulp of pleasant flavour. 



Passiflora macrocarim. Granadilla. SeedUngs 5 cents. 



A vigorous climber. Fruits large, yellowish green with slightly acid, 

 pleasant flavoured pulp, used tor making sweet drinks and ices ; boiled 

 green as a vegetable. 



