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markable. Planted in poor soil in some instances and left to shift for them- 

 selves, getting no care whatever and no water except from the skies, how could 

 they be expected to do their best? When subjected to such conditions it is little 

 wonder that their growth has been stunted and unhealthy, and that many of them 

 have failed to mature their fruit. The few trees which have had reasonable care 



Figure 67. Seedling mango on old Miller place at Hollywood, California. 



have done much better, and although they have shown that the growth of the tree 

 will be much slower here than in tropical countries, and the large proportions 

 attained by the mango further south will probably never be reached, yet good 

 healthy growth has been made, fruit has been produced abundantly, and no (lis 

 eases have appeared to affect the tree or fruit. 



The cultivation of the mango in California probably dates back not more 

 than thirty years. One of the earliest trees planted was that on the Jacob Miller 

 place in Hollywood. The seed came from Guatemala City and the tree was set 



