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and jellies ; others that the grosser kinds might be utilized for the 

 production by distillation of useful spirits ; others that a starch com- 

 pound might be prepared from the inner layers of the flesh next the 

 seed ; whilst lastly, I would venture to suggest that taking into account 

 the present commercial value of glucose, the peculiar form of sugar 

 which exists in grapes and other fruit*, the ripe mango might be 

 made to yield large quantities of this at a small expense. 



" The fruit is very tender, and requires care and judgment in gather- 

 ing, as well as in the necessary packing. Gathered a little before they 

 are ripe, and kept in a cool storage there is no reason whatever to 

 doubt that mangoes might become as common in the markets of Lon- 

 don and New York as the pine- apple." 



In 1887, the late Mr. John McLean of Cold Spring, presented 4 

 plants and 26 seeds of a superior variety of mango from Mexico. 

 The plants did well, but the seeds were old and only two germinated. 



In 1897, some of the mangoes from Martinique fruited, and one of 

 these is described as " a fine, fibreless mango, but not equal to the 

 Bombay mango introduced in 1869." 



In the Annual Report for 1898-99, it is stated : — "The inarching of 

 Bombay mangoes during the past year has been very successful, chiefly 

 owing to the raising of better kinds of stocks after the methods men- 

 tioned in last year's Report. We have been able for the first time to 

 keep the supply of grafted plants equal to the demand which is still 

 small as these exquisite fruits are not well known, and we have a stock 

 on hand of about 50 grafted plants " 



" $eeds of Mexican mangoes, supposed to be something very supe- 

 rior have been received and a nice stock of plants raised." " Several 

 plants of mangoes imported some years ago from Martinique have 

 fruited, one very freely, this is a fine fibreless mango with a yellow 

 skin and of good flavour, but not so good as the Bombay mango." 



In the Report for the succeeding year we find there were then 

 planted out at Hope Gardens 20 grafted plants from trees of the noted 

 Bombay mangoes imported by Sir John Peter Grant and sent to Cas- 

 tleton ; also the following from Prof. G. Landes, Martinique — 2 Julie, 

 1 Martin. 



One of the trees of the Mexican mango ripened fruits. " They were 

 of excellent quality, large, of good appearance and of excellent flavour." 



Colonel J. G. Griffith, the owner of Hodge's Pen, near Black River, 

 imported at great expense, grafted plants of the " Alfonse" or " Afooz" 

 mango from India. This Mango is described in the Dictionary of the 

 Economic Preducts of India, as follows : — " This is the celebrated 

 Bombay mango, a lovely orange colour, with reddish flesh. It is 

 really not a Bombay fruit at all, but probably came originally from 

 Salem. Absurd prices are often paid for this fruit, as much as R60 

 per 100 being given dealers. Like most mangoes this should never 

 be eaten fresh, but should be gathered ripe from the tree and laid 

 upon a shelf, for a few days to fully mature. Weight 8 to 12 ozs." 



The number of varieties now in Jamaica is very large, and nearly 

 every district has its own particular kinds, Next to the imported 

 Alphonse, Bombay, and other kinds, the celebrated No. 11 is prime 

 favourite everywhere. It is a full, fine flavoured mango, but some- 

 what fibrous* 



