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In the Gran E and in Paraguay, an abundant tree, known 
on the Gua as Manga-icé, and probably identical, yields. an 
excellent pears oa which is collected in considerable quantity 
by a primitive method about Villa San Pedro 
DESCRIPTION, 
e Mangabeira > of the ee attains the size of an 
coe tree, i.e., a height of 16 to 23 feet, but in the Province of 
Säo Paulo fails at n 12 feet. it ae freely, forming a 
wh 
height of the Its many rather pendulous branches bear 
short lateral brehicdéts and are leafy only at the extremities. 
The te tie are brownish and smooth, the old branches 
encased in a corky bark. The opposite paired leaves are elliptic 
or long- elliptic i in shape, are contracted towar rds the rounded a e X; 
—4 in. long and j-1j in. broad. The leaf-stalks are short— 
veins parallel to one another, and sometimes forked to support 
the margin, close to which they e nd. 
The flowers are Aceon wee about 1? in. long, and grouped 
as Many as sev ogether n the e nds of the branches. The 
calyx is small, eas yp in. oh, glabrous or hairy, with "i94 small, 
ovate, obtuse teeth. The corolla is 14-1} in. long, with a long, 
narrow cylindric tube blocked by hairs at the middle, and wit 
ve small lanceolate somewhat reflexed lobes, half as long as the 
tube. "The five stamens are inserted on and enclosed within the 
corolla-tube, and have lanceolate acute anthers. The style is 
filiform, long, and bears at its apex a two-lobed stigma. The 
ovary is two-celled, with many ovules in each cell, e which but 
one cell and a few ovules mature in the ripening fru 
This fruit is of the size of a plum, fleshy, with pe agreeable 
taste, and contains the few matured seeds embedded 1n the flesh. 
When ripe it is yellow, with blotches and streaks of red. It keeps 
but a short time, yet is much prized as a food, being eaten fresh 
and cooked in many ways. While the Portuguese call it Mangába, 
the natives use the name Tembiu-catu, which means “ good to 
eat." A drink as well as a conserve is made from it. 
CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS. 
According to information from Mr. S. Woldern, British Vice- 
Consul in Ceara, the tree grows wild in all wooded districts, on 
sandy soil. a its culture sandy soil in the plains, especially 
toward the coast, is most suited. The statement that the ed 
grows from 3,000 or even 4,000 to 5,000 feet above the s 
according to o Marval Irmaos, of Bahi ia, incorrect, the putes on 
which it occurs being but of 500 to 600 feet elevation. 
CULTIVATION. 
But little positive information is to hand under this head. In 
most.of the great gardens of Asia and the West Indies the tree 
seems not to be grown, although in 1880 steps were taken by 
