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or the birds will gather the whole crop. It blossoms 

 in Brisbane in February for the first crop, which ripens 

 in June. 



THE MAMMEE APPLE— (Mammea Americana). 



The rnarnmee is a tall, handsome, evergreen tree, 

 attaining the height of sixty feet, with shining, thick, 

 oval leaves. The fruit is called the wild apricot, from 

 its resemblance to that fruit ; it is round, of about the 

 size of an egg, and is said to be so fine in flavor as to 

 rival the mangosteen. The tree is tolerably hardy; 

 requires a fibry, sandy loam, well drained ; and may be 

 propagated by seeds, layers, and cuttings. It is a native 

 of the West Indies and South Africa. 



THE MANGO— (Mangifera Indieal 



The mango is a rather quick-growing umbrageous 

 tree, rising to the height of twenty feet, the large, 

 shining, green leaves of which emit a sweet, resinous 

 smell. The flowers are white, and appear in long 

 spikes at the extremity of the branches. The fruit 

 varies much in size and quality, and is consumed ex- 

 tensively in India in every possible form ; it is kidney 

 shaped, has a soft, smooth, resinous skin, pale green, 

 yellow, or red. When ripe it is delicious, slightly 

 resembling an apple, but more juicy, and merits a pro- 

 minent place in all gardens in tropical Queensland. 

 A moderate degree of cold will not injure it ; but the 

 Author had a fine plant about seven feet high (which he 

 had received from Calcutta in 1853) destroyed by frost. 

 Other valuable sorts, however, received from Mauri- 

 tius, Java, and Bombay, are now in bearing. It is 

 frequently planted in India, as an act of piety, to afford 

 shade, for which purpose its beautiful leaves, seven or 

 eight inches long, render it particularly suitable. The 



