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maica, in a great-JT number of varieties." Even at this early date, we? 

 are told by Lunan that " this fruit is very justly and generally es- 

 teemed wholesome and agreeable ; in some of the varieties it is indeed 

 delicious. When takon fr©m the tree before they are fully ripe, they 

 make a good preserve, sweetmeat, or pickle ; and, when brought to- 

 table cooked in puddings or dumpliEgs, have a near resemblance in 

 taste to at pies. Hogs, as well as other animals, are very fond of this 

 fruit, and in many places where they abound, are fed upon them. This 

 plant is easily raised from the seed, but does not bear transplanting 

 well, and will bear in three or four years; they bear abundantly, and 

 make a beautiful appearance both when in flower and in fruit, and 

 thrive well in almost every situation." 



Varieties. In Macfayden's " Flora of Jamaica" published in 1837> 

 we learn that in Mr. East's garden there was a large number of plants, 

 producing several varieties of this fruit. " The i ebeing a great num- 

 ber of plants producing several varieties of the fruit, they were regu- 

 larly numbered. Hence two of the most esteemed sorts have since 

 come to be known by the names of No. 11 and No. 32. The No. 11 is 

 a flat-sided green fruit, of a delicious aroma, and an agreeable sub-acid 

 taste. The No. 32 resembles it in form and fragrance, but is of a 

 yellow colour, and possess a more luscious sweetness. Besides these, 

 the following varieties may be noticed. 1. Carrot Mango, a large fruit, 

 with the pulp hard, and in taste, somewhat resembling the root which, 

 gives it its designation. 2. The Papaw Mango, of the same size with 

 the last, but the pulp is juicy, and to the taste a luscious sweet. 3. 

 Yellow kidney-shaped Mango, a very good fruit. 4. Green kidney' 

 tfiaped Mango, a fruit of a luscious sweetness. 5. Tie-tie Mango, so 

 named from the branches of the pedurcle being long, and supporting 

 the fruit like a bunch of onions ; rather an inferior fruit. 6. Plum 

 Mango, a small variety of the fruit and scarcely eatable. 7. The 

 Parrot Mango, an oval plump fruit, of a green colour with an erubes- 

 cent tinge when ripe, juicy, w 7 ith a somewhat turpentine flavour, sub- 

 ject to be infected with maggots. 8. The Hard, or Turpentine Mango, 

 resembling the kst, but of a yellow colour, with the pulp hard, and 

 only fit for stock. 9. The Finger Mango, a long fruit resembling in 

 shape tie human finger, of no value. 10. The Duarf Mango, growing 

 in the upper mountains, size of a small plum, of no count as a fruit." 

 No. 3®, mentioned above, does not now appear to be known. 

 In the report on the Botanic Gardens for 1^:69 we find that through 

 the influtnce-of Sir John Peter. Grart, then Governor, two Ward's 

 cases of grafted Man goes arrived from India, via Kew, the first case 

 with six varieties, in July, and the second in December with sixteen 

 varieties. Of the first, five are thriving admirably; of the latter, 

 twelve are safe and in good condition. The first were unnamed, but 

 the latter consist of the following : — 



Dalhogni Groa 



Madame (introduced to India from Langera 

 the Mauritius) 



Khyroapatty Koonderehaw 



Bhadoorea * D'Cruze's Favourite 



Bangalore Agabey 



Madras Bombay 



