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NUTS AND SUBTROPICAL FRUITS 



and Florida some good varieties are grown, and many inferior 

 seedlings are found. The fruits are variable in size and shape. 

 Some are as small as plums and others many times larger, weighing 

 as much as four or five pounds. The most common color is yellow 

 or greenish yellow, with a possible blush of red. Good varieties 

 have a skin as thin as the peach, and a juicy, mellow flesh that is 

 delicious in aroma and flavor. The large stone is somewhat flat- 

 tened and is either fibrous or free (Fig. 192). Some seedlings have 

 a flavor suggesting turpentine, particularly in the skin. 



Fig. 192. — Fruit and seed of Haden Mango from the parent tree; one-third size. (U.S.D.A.) 



Uses. — Bulletin 127 of the Florida Station gives recipes for 

 preparing this fruit in a number of ways, as jelly, marmalade, 

 preserves, sweet pickles, chutney, fries, ice cream, and sundae. 

 The best fruits are eaten raw as a dessert. 



Propagation. — -The above mentioned bulletin gives details 

 regarding propagation of improved varieties by shield budding, 

 patch budding, inarching young and old trees, and striking cuttings. 



Soils for mangoes should be well drained and well fertilized. 

 Thorough tillage is very desirable. Mulches of litter over the 

 surface during the dry season will aid in saving the soil moisture. 



