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  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  28540 
  to 
  28550— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  "I 
  have 
  not 
  been 
  able 
  to 
  learn 
  much 
  about 
  the 
  wood, 
  beyond 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  

   it 
  is 
  sometimes 
  used 
  for 
  fence 
  posts 
  when 
  the 
  rarer 
  and 
  harder 
  sorts, 
  such 
  as 
  

   Olea 
  verrucosa, 
  are 
  not 
  available. 
  " 
  (Davy.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Litakun, 
  Bechuanaland, 
  and 
  at 
  Magalies- 
  

   berg 
  in 
  the 
  interior 
  of 
  Cape 
  Colony. 
  

  

  28551. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  From 
  Monrovia, 
  Liberia, 
  West 
  Africa. 
  Presented 
  by 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  L. 
  Parker, 
  Commis- 
  

   sioner 
  of 
  Agriculture. 
  Received 
  July 
  20, 
  1910. 
  

   Sierra 
  Leone. 
  

  

  28552 
  to 
  28555. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  From 
  Poona, 
  Bombay, 
  India. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  S. 
  Kanetkar, 
  superin- 
  

   tendent, 
  Empress 
  Botanical 
  Gardens. 
  Received 
  July 
  20, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  28552. 
  Alphonse. 
  28554. 
  Palria. 
  

  

  28553. 
  Kadarapasant. 
  28555. 
  Totqfari. 
  

  

  28556 
  to 
  28563. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  From 
  Sibpur, 
  Calcutta, 
  India. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Maj. 
  A. 
  T. 
  Gage, 
  superintendent, 
  

   Royal 
  Botanic 
  Garden. 
  Received 
  July 
  20, 
  1910. 
  

  

  Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following: 
  

  

  28556. 
  Alphonso. 
  28560. 
  Small 
  Malda. 
  

  

  28557. 
  Baromassia. 
  28561. 
  Paranay. 
  

  

  28558. 
  Bhadoorea. 
  28562. 
  Peters. 
  

  

  28559. 
  Large 
  Malda. 
  28563. 
  Soondershaw. 
  

  

  28564 
  to 
  28568. 
  Mangifera 
  indica 
  L. 
  Mango. 
  

  

  From 
  Colombo, 
  Ceylon. 
  Purchased 
  from 
  Dr. 
  C. 
  Drieberg, 
  secretary, 
  Ceylon 
  

   Agricultural 
  Society. 
  Received 
  July 
  22, 
  1910. 
  

   Seeds 
  of 
  the 
  following; 
  descriptive 
  notes 
  by 
  Dr. 
  Drieberg: 
  

  

  28564. 
  Dampara. 
  " 
  Prolific; 
  fruit 
  small 
  in 
  size, 
  of 
  second 
  quality, 
  rather 
  

   fibrous; 
  skin 
  yellow 
  brown; 
  seed 
  small; 
  ripens 
  early 
  and 
  keeps 
  fairly 
  well. 
  

   The 
  tree 
  is 
  a 
  free 
  grower 
  and 
  is 
  hardy. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  much 
  cultivated." 
  

  

  28565. 
  Heart. 
  "This 
  is 
  also 
  called 
  Bombay 
  and 
  is 
  the 
  commonest 
  variety 
  

   found 
  on 
  the 
  market. 
  Prolific; 
  fruit 
  medium 
  in 
  size, 
  not 
  much 
  longer 
  than 
  

   broad, 
  of 
  second 
  quality; 
  skin 
  golden 
  yellow; 
  seed 
  of 
  medium 
  size; 
  ripens 
  

   early 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  fair 
  keeper. 
  The 
  tree 
  is 
  a 
  free 
  grower 
  and 
  is 
  hardy." 
  

  

  28566. 
  Jaffna. 
  " 
  The 
  favorite 
  variety 
  here. 
  Prolific; 
  fruit 
  medium 
  in 
  size, 
  

   twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad, 
  of 
  first 
  quality; 
  skin 
  green; 
  seed 
  of 
  medium 
  size; 
  

   ripens 
  early 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  fair 
  keeper. 
  The 
  tree 
  is 
  a 
  fairly 
  free 
  grower 
  and 
  is 
  

   hardy." 
  

  

  28567. 
  Parrot. 
  "Fairly 
  prolific; 
  fruit 
  medium 
  to 
  small, 
  of 
  second 
  quality; 
  

   skin 
  dark 
  green; 
  seed 
  of 
  medium 
  size; 
  ripens 
  late 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  fair 
  keeper. 
  The 
  

   tree 
  is 
  a 
  free 
  grower 
  and 
  is 
  hardy. 
  This 
  variety 
  has 
  a 
  slight 
  turpentine 
  

   flavor 
  and 
  is 
  not 
  very 
  common." 
  

  

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