PLATE ~CCCCXXV. 
MANGIFERA INDICA. 
Indian Mango Tree. 
CLASS Y¥. 2 3 FD. Bae Bi 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNILA. Five Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Frorgs pentapetali, inferi. Drupa reniformis. Fiowers 5-petalled, beneath the fruit. Drupe 
Corolla petalis lanceolatis, Nux lanugi- kidney-shaped. Blossom with lanceolate 
_Nosa. petals. Nut woolly. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &c. 
& 
-Manerrer, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis, flori- Manco, with oblong-lanceolate leaves, some- 
bus submonandris, drupa maxima reni- what monandrous flowers, and a large 
formi. Willd. Sp. Pl. 1. 1150. / kidney-shaped drupe, 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1, A front view of a detached flower magnified. 
2. A back view of the same. 
Tue Mango tree very seldom produces its flowers, and, we believe, never perfects its fruit, or, as Miller 
calls it, its plum, in Europe. In India this tree acquires considerable size, with a rough bark, and 
luxuriant foliage, and its fruit is held in great esteem. For the sake of its fine leaves alone it is 
: worthy cultivation in our hot-houses, where, according to Miller, it prospers better out of, than in the 
_ tan; yet I believe most of the horticulturists of the present day prefer the bark-bed for their Mangoes, 
planting them in rich earth and large pots. They are propagated by layers or cuttings, seldom by 
seeds, because these will not keep long after they are mature, and therefore perish before they reach 
this country and can be sown in it. The flowers are extremely trifling, but they are curious in their 
conformation, and remarkable in constantly having four out of their five chives abortive, imperfect, 
and destitute of anthers; wherefore the plant is monandrous. Our figure was taken at Whitley and 
Brames’s in the month of December last. 
