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soil for tilling in. The distance for planting the trees apart 

 should be not less than 25 ft. each way. 



VARIETIES. There are numerous varieties of the mango in 

 cultivation, the fruit varying in point of flavour, juiciness and 

 succulency, size and shape of seed, etc. Varieties are occasionally 



PRINCIPAL TYPES OF MANGOES GROWN IN CEYLON. 



1 Rupee mango (not full size) 



2 Jaffna mango 



3 " Betti." or " Bombay " mango 



4 Parrot mango 



5 Mi-amba (Honey mango) 



6 Et-amba (seed mango) 



7 Smaller variety of Et-amba 



met with which are nearly seedless, that is, the majority of the 

 seeds are in an imperfectly developed state. Different names are 

 sometimes given to the same varieties in different countries. In 

 Ceylon there commonly occur the following five distinct types, but 



