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mandarin, some very fine varieties of which are 

 to be found in Quelimane. 



The rough-skinned lemon is not popular, but 

 late-bearing varieties that ripen during the hot 

 season find a good demand for lemon squashes. 



The mangoes of Lourenzo Marques are certainly 

 not so good as those produced farther up the 

 coast in the humid atmosphere of the tropics. 

 The two favoured varieties are Bombay green and 

 Natal yellow ; but the flavour of the former, it may 

 be remarked, is inferior to that usually possessed 

 by Bombay mangoes, which are the best in India. 

 Here, again, local growers would probably be wise 

 to turn northwards for their young trees, and aim 

 at producing a mango for the Transvaal market 

 surpassing those of Natal for lusciousness, which 

 the advantage of latitude should enable them 

 to do. 



On the Umbeluzi, in 1911, five-year-old Bombay 

 green yielded 50 to 75 fruits per tree, which sold 

 at from lOd. to lid. per dozen in the local market, 

 returning 5s. per tree gross. Natal yellow of the 

 same age averaged 200 fruits, worth 4Jd. per 

 dozen — a gross revenue of 6s. per tree. 



Avocado pear suits the soil of Umbeluzi, and 

 though this tree takes a long time to come to 

 maturity and is not very prolific, the fruit sells 

 well, commanding 2d. to 3d. each in the local 



