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THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



The initial cost might be a httle more 

 ihan the first results might justify, but 

 there is no reason to doubt that m the 

 long run the ultimate results would iar 

 more than compensate for the initial 

 expenditure. 



In conclusion 1 may be permitted to 

 mention that on my return to Africa it 

 will be my endeavour, as far as m my 

 power, to improve the cattle ol the 

 country, by judicious selection of the best 

 animals obtainable for breeding purposes. 



Mangoes. 



TN article No. 308 published in the 

 1 issue of the ''Bulletin' (Tr-iindad), lor 

 July, 1899, it was stated as follows :— 



"There are several other mango trees 

 in the garden which will probably prove 

 worthy of record later when they have 

 been sufficiently examined." 



During the end of last season several 

 mangoes were examined, and out of these 

 seven have been selected for record, the 

 figures and descriptions of which are now 

 given. It has been thought advisable 

 to import, once more, a number of 

 selected varieties from the East, and to 

 this end application was made to the 

 Indian authorities for the best kinds from 

 the various provinces, and cases of plants 

 have been ordered from the Bombay, 

 Bengal, and Madras presidencies. It is 

 almost certain that we do not possess all 

 the types of the various strains of 

 mango grown in the East, and although 

 our number of seedling varieties is legion, 

 yet it is probable that the introduction 

 of further East Indian kinds will be of 

 great advantage in the endeavour to im- 

 prove the strains now cultivated in the 

 Western world. 



The "Maud" Mango : A fine bold dark 

 green mango, having a most delicious 

 melting flesh, without fibre, and jierfectly 

 sweet. It is a seedling raised by the 

 Honourable W. G. Gordon, and named 

 in compliment to Mrs. Gordon. This 

 mango must take its place amongst the 

 best of our list. 



Deux-Doux : This is a pretty little* 

 mango, and, as its name indicates, pecu- 

 liarly sweet. It is one of those mangoes 

 which the child needs no teaching to de- 

 vour. It is one of those mangoes 



to cut which spoils it. It has a soft 

 melting pulp, which will pass freely 

 through a small hole made in the skin. 



St. James' Mango : (Full size.) This 

 is a seedhng mango of peculiar form. It 

 has a pronouncd turpentine flavour, and 

 a firm and rather fibrous sub-acid pulp, of 

 a clean, light yellow colour. The colour 

 of the fruit when ripe is a bright yellow. 

 It could never be more than a second-class 

 mango at its best. 



Honey Mango : Dark green fruit, mot- 

 tled yellow", with a slight purplish bloom. 

 ^Phe flesh is soft and melting, very sweet, 

 having a decided honey flavour. It has 

 no trace of the turpentine taint so com- 

 mon among the mangoes. 



The '-Captain" Mango : This is a 

 mango yellowish green spotted with 

 yellow. The fruit has a decided ma- 

 millated point on the apex. The 

 flesh is firm, without fibre, but with a 

 decided turpentine flavour, which is 

 more than covered by its extreme sweet- 

 ness. This tree, though a larg one, 

 fruited for the first time in 1899. Being 

 so far unknown to us, it has been named 

 the "Captain" to distinguish it from 

 others. 



The "Martin's" Mango : The Martin's 

 mango was first seen in July, 1899, when 

 samples were kindly sent on to the Gar- 

 dens by the Honourable C. Leotaud. It 

 is a pretty fruit, with a fine purplish 

 bloom on the cheek, but in the main the 

 colour is green, dotted with small yellow 

 spots common to most mansfoes. On first 

 taste there m;iv be detected a suspicion 

 of the turpentine flavour, but this is 

 rather agreeable than otherwise, and 

 before the fruit is eaten is entirely for- 



