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Maiigifcra indica. 



NO. 9 MANGO. 



This mango, with its distinctive shape, is one of the few types 

 that comes true to seed. Tlie first and original tree, which was 

 planted at the Government Nurser)', Honolulu, was brought from 

 Jamaica by Joseph Marsden, Esq. This tree is a prolific bearer, 

 and its seeds have been widely distributed throughout these 

 Islands. The fruit is large and regular in size, having" a thick 

 skin which is of a light-green color. The pulp is pale yellow, 

 very juicy, and slightly acid. There is a very large, hairy seed. 



