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flesh is juicy and rich yellow in color, with little fiber except a 

 large tuft on the ventral margin of the seed. The flavor is subacid 

 spicy, and aromatic, but not so pleasant as that of many other varie- 

 ties. 



The tree comes into bearing quite early and is very productive. 

 Its season is late, the fruit ripening from August 5 to September 10 

 in normal years. The good quality of its fruit, its prolificacy, and its 

 late ripening season make this a desirable variety for home use, but 

 it is too small to be suited to present marketing conditions. 



Mullgoa. 1 — The Mullgoa (PI. VIII, fig. 2) is generally rounded in 

 form and large in size, a typical fruit weighing 22 ounces and 

 measuring 44 by 4£ by 4-£ inches. The stem is long, stout, and 

 squarely inserted ; the base broad and flattened, sometimes having a 

 shallow, broad cavity; the ventral shoulder slightly prominent and 

 divided by a broad distinct suture; the apex rounded; the nak small 

 and often prominent; the surface dark greenish-yellow, spotted, 

 and roughened by nettings of dark russet which extend over the 

 basal half of the fruit and give it the appearance of old leather. 

 The skin is thick but not tough, and when it is torn off, an equal 

 thickness of flesh clings to it; the flesh is tender and very juicy, 

 greenish-yellow near the skin and light yellow near the seed; a 

 very short fiber covers the seed; the seed is small with very thick, 

 tough husk ; the flavor is subacid, rich but somewhat strong, and not 

 so pleasant as that of a number of other varieties. 



The tree makes a moderately slow growth and has an open, spread- 

 ing top, the main branches being few and irregular in growth, with 

 numerous slender, flexible terminal branches which produce only a 

 small crop of small, slender leaves. The trees come into bearing 

 early and they are regular but not prolific bearers. The fruit ripens 

 at Mayaguez late in August and early in September, thus maturing 

 later than any variety tested except Sufaida. 



This variety must not be confused with Mulgoba, as in both ap- 

 pearance and quality it is very distinct and somewhat inferior to it. 



Sandersha. 2 — This variety (PI. IX, fig. 1) has a long fruit, the 

 upper half tapering toward the stem, especially on the dorsal side, 

 where the shoulder is often wanting; the plump lower part ter- 

 minates in a prominent beak. The weight is 1, 2, and occasionally 

 3 pounds, with an average of 18 to 24 ounces, a 20-ounce fruit meas- 

 uring 6 by 3§ by 3§ inches. The cavity is wanting; the apex rounded 

 with a prominent beak three-fourths to 1 inch from the longitudinal 

 apex; the nak a small russet speck at the prominent beak; the surface 

 smooth, light yellow in color, with a thin, dull pink blush in the sun; 



1 S. P. I. No. 7102. From Bangalore, India. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 

 66 (1905), p. 131. 



- H. P. I. No. 7108. From Bangalore, India. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 

 66 (1905), p. 131. 



