DESCRIPTION OF PLATES, 



Plate I. Grove of mango trees between Cabo Rojo and Joyua, Porto Rico. These 

 trees "were injured by the hurricane of 1899, and have not regained their 

 typical form. 

 II. Mango tree in fruit, Tapachula, Mexico; estimated to be bearing about 

 5,000 mangoes. 



III. Branch of mango tree, with fruit, Tapachula, Mexico. 



IV. Fig. 1. — Mango tree, growing in dry region near San Jose, Guatemala. 



Fig. 2. — Section of "Redondo" mango fruit, Ponce, Porto Rico. (Xatu- 

 ral size. ) 

 V. Mango seeds: Fig. 1.— "Cocha." Fig. 2.— ' = Largo." Fig. .S.— "China." 

 Guatemala City, Guatemala. ( Natural size. ) 

 VI. Fig. 1. — Mango fruit, showing method of peeling. (Natural size. ) Fig. 2. — 

 Crate of mangoes shipped from Florida to Washington, D. C, showing 

 a successful method of packing. (Photograph loaned by W. A. Taylor. ) 

 Fig. 3. — Mango fork. (Natural size.) 

 VII. "Mango de Mayaguez" fruit, San Juan, Porto Rico. (Natural size.) 

 VIII. Mango fruits: Fig. 1.— "Melocoton." Fig. 2.— "Rosa." Fig. .3.— 

 "Largo." Fig. 4. — "Mangotina." Yauco, Porto Rico. ( Natural size. ) 



IX. "Mango pina" fruit. San Juan, Porto Rico. (Natural size.) 



X. "Mango largo" fruit, Ponce, Porto Rico. (Natural size.) 

 XI. "Mango mango" fruit, San Juan, Porto Rico. ( Natural size. ) 

 XII. "Mango jobos" fruit, San Juan, Porto Rico. ( Natural size. ) 



XIII. "Mango redondo" fruit, Ponce, Porto Rico. (Natural size.) 



XIV. "Manila" mango fruit. City of Mexico. (Natural size.) 



XV. "Mango china" fruit, Guatemala City, Guatemala. (Natural size.] 

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