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the growth of the tree, as well as preventing the rapid develop- 

 ment of the fruit. The dry ness of the climate, on the other 

 hand, makes the tree bear at an early age and yield very heavily. 

 In certain situations near the sea, the summers are so cool 

 that the fruit does not ripen properly. This has proved to be 

 true of Santa Barbara, Hollywood, and San Diego. In the 

 foothill regions, where the summers are warmer than near the 

 sea, good mangos have been produced. It is necessary to 

 protect the trees from frost while they are young; even large 

 trees are sometimes injured by an unusually severe winter. 

 All of the mangos which have fruited in California up to the 

 present time have been seedlings or inferior budded varieties : 

 only recently have budded trees of choice varieties been planted. 

 Localities such as Glendora and Monrovia, which have warm 

 summers and are comparatively free from winter frosts, are 

 probably the most suitable for mango culture. The hot summer 

 weather of such districts hastens the development of the fruit 

 and brings it to maturity before the onset of cool weather in 

 autumn. 



Commercially, mango culture has never been considered 

 promising in California. It should be possible to produce 

 good fruit on a limited scale in a few of the most protected 

 situations, but the greater number of mango trees which have 

 been planted in the state have been killed by frost. 



In Florida, commercial mango culture is successful from Palm 

 Beach on the east coast and Punta Gorda on the west coast 

 down to the southern end of the peninsula. There are a few 

 trees as far north as New Smyrna on the east coast and Tarpon 

 Springs on the west, but the hazards are great in any except 

 the warmest parts of the state. 



The largest commercial plantings have been made in the 

 vicinity of Miami. There are a few small groves near Palm 

 Beach and Fort Myers. At Oneco, near Bradentown, the 

 Royal Palm Nurseries have one of the best variety collections in 



