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clear space must be provided, and this can only be done by 

 pruning. The best time for this operation is soon after the tree 

 has done bearing fruit. No old and decayed wood should be 

 allowed to remain, and great care be taken to remove on the 

 first appearance the Borer,* should they indicate their presence 

 by their appearance on the bark. When trees are old and have 

 their bark injured, it must be all cleared away, and the parts 

 covered with the composition recommended for that purpose. 



I have been favoured with the following information from a 

 friend at Aurungabad : Take slips from the healthy branch of 

 a mango, at least two feet long, taking care to cut it one inch 

 above the joint at the top and the same below the joint at the 

 bottom. The cuttings will not all be equal, as in some branches 

 the joints are short and in others long. The thickness of the 

 slip is to be from three quarters to three inches in diameter. 

 Half the length of the slip is to be slightly punctured with an 

 awl, and then inserted into the ground to that depth (half of 

 the slip) perfectly perpendicular ; and then make a knob at the 

 top of the slip with plain cowdung. The cuttings must be well 

 watered in such a manner as to keep up an uninterrupted mois- 

 ture in the ground ; and moreover the cuttings are to be well 

 shaded, and the coverings only to be removed by degrees as the 

 plants attain leaves and strength, and not to be transplanted on 

 any account until the next monsoon. The slips begin to bud 

 within a month generally, but sometimes take a much longer 

 period. In all cases the punctures are indispensably necessary, 

 to admit of root fibres being thrown out from them. 



The tree and fruit may both be improved, if, during the cold 

 season, the ground is dug all round the roots, and by the addi- 

 tion of a suitable quantity of good old manure. The seed will 

 only grow when fresh, and seldom after six weeks. From 

 twenty to twenty-four feet of space should be allowed between 

 each tree if a graft : double the space is required for a seedling. 



MANGO. Vide Mangifera Indica. 



MANGOSTEEN. Vide Garcinia. 



* See Clearing Fruit Trees, 



