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The tree is thrifty, but has been late in coming into full bearing. 

 With a reputation gained elsewhere for poor keeping and shipping 

 qualities this variety can not as yet be recommended for commercial 

 planting at a long distance from a market. 



Bulbulchasm. 1 — Fruits of this variety (PI. VI, fig. 1) are kidney 

 shaped or oblong with a nearly round cross section. A fruit weigh- 

 ing 1 pound is 5 inches long, 3£ inches wide, and 3 inches thick; 10 

 to 20 ounce fruits are not uncommon. The base is usually rounded 

 with 3 to 5 shallow depressions extending outward from the stem; 

 the ventral shoulder is more prominent than the dorsal. The nak 

 is a dark russet speck situated 1 inch above the rounded apex and at 

 the apex of a slightly raised V-shaped area; the surface is smooth, 

 with a heavy white bloom ; the color a dull yellow tinged with green 

 and having a deep, purplish-red or bronze blush when grown in the 

 sun ; the dots generally light gray, small, and numerous toward the 

 apex, those toward the base being larger and more scattered with 

 russet centers; the skin thick but not tough, somewhat dry and 

 tenacious though growing rather loosely over the flesh. These quali- 

 ties prevent the fruit from being easily bruised. 



The flesh is plentiful and smooth in texture, with fiber practically 

 wanting; that near the skin is rich yellow in color and lacking in 

 juice, while that near the seed is deeper yellow and more juicy. 

 The flavor is sweet, rich, aromatic, and satisfying, and the quality 

 is good. 



The tree is low, round-topped, and dense, with a few main 

 branches but numerous stout terminal branches, all of which grow 

 at a wide angle from the parent branch. The leaf, heavy, tough, 

 and dark green in color is 10 by 2 inches, with an acuminate tip. 

 Trees of this variety produce fruit at an early age, are regular and 

 fairly prolific bearers, and make a satisfactory growth for a few 

 years ; but a number of them under observation have developed large 

 swellings at the points of branching and occasionally at internodes, 

 which ultimately interfere with their development. 



Cambodiana. 2 — The general form of Cambodiana (PI. VI, fig. 2) is 

 ovoid, with a depression along the lower half of the ventral side 

 which makes it somewhat kidney-shaped. Both longitudinal and 

 lateral cross sections are ovate, narrowing at the apex and ventral 

 side. A representative marketable fruit weighing 10 ounces is 4$ 

 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2£ inches thick. There is much 

 variation in weight of fruit, some specimens weighing 5 ounces, 

 others 1 pound. The base is rounded and the ventral shoulder, which 



J S. P. I. No. 9519. From Saharanpur, united provinces of Agra and Oudh, India. 

 U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 66 (1905), p. 285. 



* S. P. I. No. 8701. From Saigon, Cochin China. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indua. 

 Bui. 66 (1905), p. 216. 



