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THE CUBA REVIEW 



A Four Year-Old Mango Tree Bearing Fruit. 



duced tree that is so well known, and so thoroughlj'' appreciated; no other tree is so 

 widely planted as this one and is now found growing in practically every yard and meadow 

 on all inhabited islands of the West Indies as well as on the mainland. It grows from 

 Southern Florida southward to Rio de Janeiro. 



It is a large tree, forming a very dense crown and is regarded as the best shade tree 

 in the West Indies. The leaves are lance-shaped, from six to eight inches long and 

 from one to two inches wide. When they first appear in early spring they are of a 

 beautiful bright bay color and are thin, elegant and exceedingly delicate, forming a 

 marked contrast with the glossy or dark green of the mature leaves of the preceding 

 year's growth. So conspicuous are the mango trees that they can easily be recognized 

 from a distance when viewing the landscape from the top of a hill. They are unique 

 in every respect, and it would be difficult to confuse them with those of any other tree 

 species, even within the same plant family. 



