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Among a number of imported varieties that have fruited here, the 

 most productive of the thrifty kinds with fruits of high quality are 

 Cambodiana, Totafari, Amini, Bennett, and Paheri. Cambodiana 

 and Paheri are probably better suited to home than to commercial 

 use. 



The trees of the few varieties from Martinique, Trinidad, and 

 South America thus far tested lack vigor, while the fruits are either 

 inferior in quality or too small to be promising for general planting. 

 As regards size, flavor, fiber content, and keeping quality, the wild 

 Porto Kican mangoes are less desirable than many imported kinds. 



In harvesting mangoes that have not softened on the tree, a stem 

 longer than the fruit stalk should be left to prevent the juice from 

 the base of the fruit from escaping through the fruit stalk and leav- 

 ing passages for the entrance of infection. 



Fruits in orange wrapping paper did not ripen or decay so quickly 

 as those wrapped in oil paper, newspaper, or coconut fiber, or those 

 left in the open air. Fruits packed in coconut fiber ripened earliest. 



East Indian varieties showed much better keeping qualities than 

 the native kinds. 



The mango is one of the most satisfactory ornamental trees for 

 Porto Rico, as variations in habit of growth and color of foliage 

 make it possible to select from varieties producing fruit of high 

 quality those which best carry out a particular scheme of landscape 

 gardening. 





