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PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE 



years sooner than if it had been grown directly from the 

 seed. 



In raising oranges, it is important to keep the ground 

 well cultivated and free from weeds. Orange trees 

 should be planted about 4 meters apart, and kept small 

 enough not to be crowded. 



MANGO 



History. The choicest fruit in general cultivation in 

 the Philippines is the mango, -Mangifera indica. This 

 tree is a native of India, where its cultivation is very 

 ancient. It also spread long ago over Malaya. It is 



cultivated in all tropi- 

 cal countries. There 

 are more than five 

 hundred varieties in 

 all India, and more 

 than two hundred 

 have been cultivated 

 in a single grove. 

 India and the Philip- 

 pines are homes of the 

 finest mangos. 



Climate. The man- 

 go is a distinctively tropical fruit, and thrives best 

 where the temperature is uniformly high. Strong wind 

 is very injurious to it. It endures dry seasons well, but 

 should be irrigated, if the ground is dry during flowering 

 time or the following three months. Rain at flowering 



FIG. 120. Mango tree in the Philippines 



