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they have a fine skin, ripen yellow, with a stringy but not unpleasant 

 scent, and if properly cultivated, would be free of strings. 



Green Skin Mango ripens green, some with a yellow tint, is free of 

 string, with a distinct and pleasant flavour. The Green Skia in King- 

 ston is known by the name of Black Mango," it grows in the town 

 and is brought in from the surrounding country; this has a very 

 slight flavour of turpentine. (In fact, I think all descriptions have 

 in a greater or less degree ) 



There are the Common, bellow, Kidney, Beef, Yam, Apple, Goose, 

 Turpentine, Burke ; all these I consider inferior to those I place in 

 order of merit. 



The altitude for mangoes ranges, I should think, from sea level to 

 about 800 feet; it may be higher in some districts, due to location, 

 soil, &c. 



From Mr. S. T. Scharschmidt, Ranbury, Shooters Hill. 

 Order of merit : — 



1. Xumber 11 Mango 



2. Robin 



•3. Green " stringless 



4. Yam " " fleshy and compact, very sweet 



might do well for shipment. 



5. Turpentine " 



6. Common or hairy " 



7. Kidney or water " poor description 



1, 4, 5, 6, & 7 grow about my district, but only bear well in very 

 dry years. 



My district is about 1,500 ft. above sea-level with an average rain- 

 fall of 100 i ches Too much for mangoes. 



Mangoes bear well from sea level to 1,000 ft. and at high elevations 

 where the rainfall is not great. 



The usual season for mangoes is from 1st May to end July. 

 Sometime mangoes may be got in warm dry places at about Christ- 

 mas time, but this is an off crop. 



From Mr. Chas. L. A. Rennalls, Mavis Bank. 

 The names of the mangoes are arranged in order of merit. 



Xame. Season. 

 1. Beef Mango, July to October, belongs especially to this district, 



at least the best specimens of this 

 variety. 



%. Iso. 11 <tm June to August, Common in nearly all parts of the 



island. 



3. Hairy " 



4. Yam 



5 Black " 



6. Long " " This is like a small East Indian 



mango in shape and flavour. 

 There are many other varieties some of which are not obtainable in 

 large quantities. 



Some, however, are abundant, for instance a roundish mango, small 

 sized, of good flavour, commonly called Bastard No. 11. 



The Beef mango is by far the best variety grown in this district. 

 The best specimens of this variety are obtained at an elevation of 



