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Sierra Madre 



(Figures 73, 74) 



This also originated at Sierra Madre, and was planted by Mr. Fales at the 

 same time as the variety first described. It is inferior to the Fales, and is mainly 

 noticeable for its habit of producing small sterile fruits, as mentioned below. 



Description: General form reniform, long, somewhat compressed, very 

 prominently beaked; size large; weight nine ounces; dimensions, length five 

 inches, width two and one-half inches, thickness two inches; base tapering toward 

 stem, slightly extended where stem joins fruit; apex very prominently curved 

 and beaked, stigmatic point a mere dot; stem medium stout; surface somewhat 

 undulating; color yellowish green, exposed side blushed with brownish orange; 

 dots numerous, small, rounded, some of them subcutaneous, dark brown, the sub- 



Figure 73. Normal type of the Sierra Madre mango, grown at Sierra Madre, 



California. 



cutaneous ones light yellowish green ; skin medium thick, tough ; flesh light yellow, 

 rather dry; fibre rather abundant; seed very large, oblong, rather thick; flavor 

 subacid, strong; quality fair; matures in December at Sierra Madre, California, 

 but does not ripen on the tree. 



Tree upright, open headed, fairly prolific bearer. A peculiar thing about 

 this variety is the fact that it produces a large number of small, sterile fruits, 

 which ripen and fall to the ground in October. These sterile fruits are quite 

 distinct in form from the normal type, are about two ounces in weight, and more 

 highly colored than the normal fruits, being a dull orange yellow, overlaid with 

 scarlet and bright orange around the base of the fruit. The seed is represented 

 by a thin, empty husk. The flesh is light orange in color, contains considerable 



