TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



THE OUTLOOK FOB TROPICAL FRUIT . . fc 1-8 



CHAPTER II 



THE AVOCADO 9-78 



Botanical description 11-14 



History and distribution 14- 20 



Composition and uses of the fruit .... 20- 23 



Climate and soil .23-30 



Cultivation 30-40 



Tillage, mulching and cover-crops .... 32- 33 



Fertilizer 33-36 



Irrigation 36-38 



Pruning 38-40 



Propagation 40- 52 



Stock plants 41-43 



Essential features of bud propagation . . . 43- 44 



Budding 44-49 



Grafting 49-50 



Top-working old trees 50- 52 



The crop 52-54 



Season 54-56 



Picking, packing, and marketing 56- 58 



Pests and diseases ....... 58- 65 



Races and varieties 65- 78 



West Indian race 69- 71 



Guatemalan race 71-76 



Mexican race 76- 78 



Hybrids. , ... . . . . . 78 



CHAPTER III 



THE MANGO 79-145 



Botanical description . . . 



History and distribution . . . . . . 84- 92 



