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sidonihle miml)or of Iiuliiin iiuingoes. The best vaiieties are, however, 

 continod to gardens, and very few of the choicer kinds are exported. 

 There are also a few Indian varieties in Trinidad and Florida. 



Among the varieties of mangoes that should 1)c introduced into Porto 

 Rico, the following may be mentioned: 



Mii/(/of)a.—"Yovm roundish, oblique, reniform; si/e lari^e. weigh- 

 ino- from thr(>e-fourths ])ound to 1 pound; surface smooth and undu- 

 ladng; color yellow, beautifully blushed with red and faintly dotted 

 with numerous brown dots; skin thin, tough, tenacious; seed reniform, 

 oval, rather large; tiber scanty, tine, and tender; flesh rich, apricot 

 yellow, very tender, melting and juicy, sweet, rich, fragrant; qviality 



very good. 



'•The Mulgoba surpasses in flavor and quality the seedlings pre- 

 viously grown, l)ut its most distinctly marked finitures of superiority 

 are the tenderness of the flesh and al)sence of the objectionable tiber 

 and strong turpentine flavor couuuon to most of the seedlings grown 



in this country. 



••The tree is a strong, symmetrical grower, and appears to be 



abundantly productive."" 



Grafted stock of this variety was secured by the Division of 

 Pomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, in 1889 and placed Avith 

 fruit growers in southern Florida. After a narrow escape from the 

 freeze of 1895 the surviving tree has done well, and the variety has 

 been successfully propagated. This variety should be at once intro- 

 duced into Porto Rico. 



Alj^home, Aphoo>i, or Al/ho-^. is perhaps the most noted of mangoes. 

 Wood row sa3's: 



It is universally admitted to be the finest of all mangoes. In tiavor its fruit is 

 indescribable; it seems to be a subtle blending of all agreeable flavors. In weight 

 the fruit averages 8 ounces, and in color green, enriched by a crimson glow on the 

 exposed side, and in shape oblong, slightly thickened at the upper end, and without 

 any prominent stigmatic point or beak. • i, -i 



The leaves varv much in size and shape, and with difficulty can l)e di.stinguished 

 from common varieties; but among the choice varieties the leaves of the Alphonse 

 may be known by the bright red midrib apparent until the leaves are nearly npe. 

 The branches of the inflorescence are of a rich rosy color. 



In manner of growth or habit this variety is rather stunted and irregular, rarely 

 forming a graceful tree. It is also very delicate and apt to give way beK.re insect 

 attac-ks more than ..ther varieties; but as its fruit is valuable it should be kept free 

 from insects and otherwise protected in proportion to the price the frmt brings, o 



This is a verv early varietv and so highly prized in India that as 



much as $19 a hundred is sometimes paid by dealers for selected truit. 



In June, 1902, several inarched plants of this variety, all from a 



sinole tree known to produce superior fruit, were sent from Bombay by 



« W. A. Taylor, Yearbook, U. S. Dept. of Agr., 1901, p. 390. 

 b Gardening in India, pp. 226, 227. 



