THE MANGO 135 



which are the most common ; the names of several are the same 

 as those of well-known varieties in the French West Indies. 



Little is known of the mangos cultivated on the African 

 coast and in Madagascar. 



The seedling races of Cuba and those of Florida are prac- 

 tically the same, seeds having carried from the former region 

 to the latter. The principal race is the one known in Cuba as 

 mango (in contradistinction to manga, the race second in im- 

 portance), and in Florida as No. 11. This is the common race 

 of Mexico and many other parts of tropical America. For 

 convenience it may be termed the West Indian. The tree is 

 erect, 60 to 70 feet in height, with an open crown. The panicle 

 is 8 to 12 inches long, with the axis reddish maroon in color. 

 The fruit is strongly compressed laterally, with curved and 

 beaked apex. It is yellow in color, often blushed with crimson ; 

 the fiber is long and coarse, and the quality of the fruit poor, 

 although the flavor is very sweet. 



The manga race of Cuba is less widely grown in other regions, 

 although it is well represented in Florida. The tree is spreading, 

 35 to 40 feet high, with a dense round-topped crown. The 

 panicle is 6 to 10 inches long, stout, pale green in color, often 

 tinged with red. The fruit is plump, not beaked, yellow in 

 color, with long, fine fibers through the flesh. Two forms of 

 this race are common, manga amarilla and manga blanca. The 

 former, known in Florida as turpentine or peach mango, has an 

 elongated fruit, deep orange yellow in color, with bright orange 

 flesh. The latter, known in Florida as apple or Bombay 

 mango, has a roundish oblique fruit, bright yellow in color with 

 whitish yellow flesh. 



The Filipino (Philippine) race probably reached Cuba from 

 Mexico, and thence was carried to Florida. It is the most 

 delicious and highly esteemed of seedling mangos in all of these 

 regions. Indeed, it ranks in quality with many of the choice 

 grafted varieties from India. The tree is erect, 30 to 35 feet 



