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SCallotus. See Echinus ap. 



IVCalunggdi (Philippines). See Moringa moringa. 



Malva (Guam). See Abutilon indicum. 



Malva 1}lauca (Cuba). See Waltheria americana. 



XEalvabisco (Porto Rico). See Waltheria americana. 



Malvaceae. Mallow family. 



This family is represented in Guam by the following genera: Abelmoschus, Abu- 

 tilon, Gosaypium, Hibiscus, Pariti, Sida, Thespesia, and Urena. 

 Mamaka (Guam). See Polygonum sp. 

 Mamaou (Guam). See under Piper betle. 

 SJHampalani (Mindanao). See Mangifera indica. 

 IVIana (Guam ) . See Qleichenia dicholoma. 

 liana (Philippines). See Jatropha multifida. 

 XIaudloka or Mandiuka (Guam). See Manihot manihot. 

 Manga (Tagalog). See Mangifera indica. 

 Mangeso (Samoa). See Schychowslcya interrwpta. 

 Mang'ga (Guam). See Mangifera indica. 



Mangifera indica. Mango. Plate xxviii. 



Family Anacardiaoeae. 

 Local names. — Marigga (Guam); Manga (Tagalog); Mampalam (Mindanao). 



The mango tree is not well established in Guam. There are few trees on the 

 island, but these produce fruit of the finest quality. Guam mangoes are large, sweet, 

 fleshy, juicy, and almost entirely free from the fiber and the flavor which ao often 

 characterize the fruit. The trees grow to great size and appear to be thrifty; but 

 nearly all on the island have been blown down by baguios, or hurricanes, and con- 

 tinue to grow, aa it were, resting on their elbowa. The cause for this, I think, is the 

 shallowness of the soil, the hard coral rock not allowing the roots to penetrate to 

 any great depth. Those which remain standing are in low, protected places, where 

 the soil ia comparatively deep. The natives value the fruit more highly than any 

 other food product of the island. Indeed, the presence of a mango tree on a rancho 

 enhances ita value. During some seasons no fruit is produced. The natives fre- 

 quently cut gashea in the trunk and build fires beneath the limbs, thinking that the 

 tree will be induced thereby to produce a good crop. Frequently one portion of the 

 tree will bloom or send out fresh foliage, which is reddiah and tender when new, 

 while the rest of the tree remains dormant, and it often happens that the fruit is 

 perfectly ripe on certain limbs, while on others it ia atill green. The trees are prop- 

 agated by seed, and the fruit of the aeedlinga appeara, in Guam, to be identical with 

 that of the parent tree. The seeds muat be planted when quite fresh. The young 

 plants are tender, and are killed in transplanting if the root be injured. Grafting and 

 inarching is not practiced, though it could be done with good advantage from limbs 

 of mature trees producing especially fine fruit,«and it could be carried on with espe- 

 cial facility with the prostrated trees, which atill continue to grow vigorously and 

 bear fine fruit. The tree ia in Guam entirely free from disease or injurious parasites. 

 In view of the excellent quality of its fruit and the danger of bringing diseases and 

 parasitic insects with specimens from abroad, importation of living mango plants 

 should be forbidden. The failure to produce crops each year is probably owing to 

 the fact that the dry season in Guam is not sufficiently marked to cause the trees to 



« Grafting should not be performed during the rainy season nor in the midst of 

 the hottest part of the year. Inarching of the herbaceous parts ia most successful. 

 See Baltet, L'art de greffer, p. 297, 1892. 



