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tree began to bear in 1898, and is still productive, although it 

 has not borne large crops in recent years. The superior quality 

 of its fruit furnished the needed stimulus to the development of 

 mango culture in this country, and considerable numbers of 

 Mulgobas were soon propagated and planted along the lower 

 east coast of Florida. Recently, numerous other Indian varie- 

 ties have fruited in that state, some of them more valuable 

 from a commercial standpoint than Mulgoba, so that the latter 

 probably will not retain the prominent position which it has held. 

 As regards California, the exact date at which the mango was 

 first introduced is not known, but it is believed by F. Franceschi 

 that it was first planted at Santa Barbara, between 1880 and 

 1885. 



COMPOSITION AND USES OF THE FRUIT 



The mango contains much sugar. The proportions of other 

 constituents, such as acids and protein, are low in the ripe 

 fruit. The following table, from analyses made in Hawaii by 

 Alice R. Thompson, shows the composition of three well- 

 known Indian varieties : 



TABLE II. COMPOSITION OP THE MANGO 



In commenting on these and other data, Miss Thompson 1 

 says: "The total solids are high for the average fresh fruit; 



1 Hawaii Exp. Sta. Kept., 1914. 



