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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37822 to 37869— Contd. (Quoted notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 



Plants of the following: 



37846. ''Manga da rosa, or 'Rose mango,' a fruit of good size 

 and attractive appearance, is extremely popular in the mar- 

 kets of Rio de Janeiro during the holiday season, when single 

 specimens sell from 2 to 2^ milreis. the equivalent of 65 to 80 

 cents. Most of the fruits marketed in Rio de Janeiro are 

 shipped down from the vicinity of Pernambuco, where the 

 variety is said to be extensively grown. It is also grown at 

 Bahia, and to a limited extent at Rio de Janeiro, hut is not 

 considered to reach such a high state of perfection in the 

 latter region as it does farther north. 



" As seen in Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, the typical fruit of 

 this variety may be described as follows: General form com- 

 presseil oval, tending to cordate, cross section oval ; size 

 medium large, weight 480 grams, length 4f inches, breadth at 

 widest point 3| inches ; stem insertion oblique, stem long, 

 rather slender ; base slightly flattened, cavity shallow, flaring, 

 somewhat irregular ; ventral shoulder very broad and rounded, 

 usually high; dorsal shoulder less prominent, sometimes fall- 

 ing; apex very slightly beaked, but not sharp, nak 1 inch 

 above the longitudinal apex, a small depression ; surface 

 smooth, color rich golden yellow tinged with salmon, one side 

 of fruit overspread with bright rose red, varying to salmon 

 red or flame red ; dots and marblings subcutaneous, slightly 

 lighter in color than surface ; skin one-sixteenth of an inch 

 in thickness, adhering rather closely, tough and firm, making 

 the fruit a good shipper ; flesh 1 inch thick on shoulder, 

 slightly less on body of fruit, deep yellow in color, very little 

 aroma, very juicy, firm and meaty, but rather fibrous, par- 

 ticularly near the ventral and dorsal edges of the seed ; flavor 

 sweet, slightly aromatic, but not so spicy and sprightly as in 

 some of the better Indian mangos ; quality good ; seed large, 

 3J inches long. 2 inches broad at widest point, about five- 

 eighths of an inch thick, oblique, pointed at apical end, 

 polyembryonic, fibrous over its entire surface but especially 

 on edges, where the fibers are 1 inch long; season at Bahia 

 December to late January. 



''Manga da rosa is generally believed to have been intro- 

 duced into Brazil from Mauritius. It is propagated by in- 

 arching, 2-year old grafted trees selling at the equivalent of 

 $2.35 to $3.35 each. Because of its unusually handsome ap- 

 pearance and admirable shipping and keeping qualities it 

 seems worthy of a careful trial in southern Florida." 

 • 87847. " Carlota. One of the few grafted varieties of mango 



cultivated in Brazil. It is known both at Rio de Janeiro and 

 at Bahia. While rather small in size, it is of good flavor and 

 less fibrous than many Brazilian mangoes. As seen in the 

 garden of Dr. Antonio Calmon do Pin e Almeida, on the 

 island of Itaparica, near Bahia, it may be described as fol- 

 lows: General form roundish oblate, compressed laterally, 

 cross section ovate; size medium small, length 3 inches, 

 breadth 3^ inches, thickness 2f inches ; stem inserted squarely 

 or nearly so ; base flattened, slightly sunken on ventral side of 



