THE MANGO 



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smooth, deep yellow in color overspread with dull scarlet particularly 

 around the base, dots numerous, small, pale yellow; skin thick and 

 firm ; flesh bright orange-yellow in color, melting, very juicy, strongly 

 aromatic, free from fiber, and 

 of sweet unusually spicy flavor ; 

 quality excellent ; seed oblong- 

 oval, very thin, with only a few 

 short fibers on the ventral edge. 

 Season in Florida June and 

 July. 



Introduced into the United 

 States in 1901 by the United 

 States Department of Agricul- 

 ture (S. P. I. No. 7104) from 

 Bangalore, India. One of the 

 most satisfactory Indian varie- 

 ties tested in Florida and the FIG. 17. Amini mango. (X about 

 West Indies. It is more regu- 

 lar in bearing than many others, and the aroma and flavor of the fruit 

 are excellent. Not to be confused with Amiri, which has sometimes 

 been sold under the name Long Amini. Amin (Sanskrit) means a 

 tall, pyramidal mango tree ; amin (Arabic) means constant, faithful. 

 Bennett (Fig. 18). Form ovate-oblique to ovate-cordate, very 

 plump ; size below medium to medium, weight 7 to 12 ounces, length 

 3 to 3* inches, breadth 2f to 3| inches, base obliquely flattened, cavity 



almost none; apex broadly 

 pointed, the nak level or slightly 

 depressed, about f inch above 

 end of fruit; surface smooth, 

 yellow-green to yellow-orange, 

 dots few, light yellow; skin 

 thick and tough, not easily 

 broken ; flesh deep orange, free 

 from fiber, firm and meaty, 

 moderately juicy, of pleasant 

 aroma and sweet, rich, piquant 

 flavor ; quality excellent ; seed 

 oblong-reniform, thick, with 

 short stiff fibers over the entire 

 surface. Season in south Flor- 

 ida late July and August. 



Introduced into the United States in 1902 by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture (S. P. I. 8419 and 8727) from Goregon, near 

 Bombay, India. Syn. Douglas Bennett's Alphonse. This is one of 

 the esteemed Alphonse mangos of western India. Some of the fruits 



FIG. 



The Bennett mango. (X |) 



