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CusTODio, India. Weight twenty-eight ounces; size six by four and one-eighth inches; skin 

 yellowish green; pulp pale yellow, no fiber; season begins in July. Beak slight; 

 left shoulder very high. — Woodrow. 



Dalbed, India. Weight ten and one-half ounces; size four and three-eighths by two and 

 seven-eighths inches; skin yellow, shaded with green; pulp deep yellow, very sweet, 

 but very fibrous; fruit stalk insertion high; left shoulder higher than right; beak 

 medium. — Woodrow. 



Da3iaria, India. 



Dampara, Ceylon. Prolific; fruit small in size, of second quality, rather fibrous; skin 

 yellow brown; seed small; ripens early and keeps fairly well. The tree is a free 

 grower and is hardy. It is not much cultivated. — Dr. Drieberg. 



Davey's Favourite, India. Introduced under S. P. I. Nos. 9522 and 10661. Now under 

 trial in Florida. Sent to California for trial, in 1911, by Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 A long thin fruit, yellow shaded red. A fine fruited variety. — Saharanpur. 



Sparse bearer; medium size; second quality; color green; stone medium size; tree 

 tender; ripens mid season; keeps well; free grower; somewhat sour. — Hartless, 

 Saharanpur. 



Davis No. 11, Hawaii. This is a seedling from the No. 11 mango, which has attained con- 

 siderable fame in the West Indies and appears to come quite true to kind, as this 

 variety is reported to do with a fair degree of accuracy. It was introduced by Mr. 

 Henry Davis and has received his name to distinguish it from another and very 

 inferior form which has been known locally as the "No. 11." Size medium; form short, 

 rounded, much depressed at the stem end; color light green, turning to orange yellow 

 in ripening; peeling qualities excellent; texture very good; flavor excellent; color of 

 flesh very dark; seed small. — Higgins. 



Deorukhia, India. Weight seven ounces; size four by two and one-half inches; skin clear 

 orange; pulp deep yellow; very fine flavor; habit upright, vigorous; a first class mango; 

 left shoulder slightly raised, right shoulder depressed; beak very slight. — Woodrow. 



DiLPASSAXD, India. A very small leaved variety, described as of excellent flavor. — Woodrow. 



DiNiz, India. Weight eleven ounces; size three and five-eighths by three inches; skin dark 

 green; pulp yellow, very soft, creamy, sweet, without piquancy; shoulders level; beak 

 very slight. — Woodrow. 



Divine, French West Indies. Now under trial in Florida. Sent to California for trial, 

 in 1911, by Bureau of Plant Industry. 



Elongated, slightly flattened, light brown pulp ; no fiber. Strong turpentine flavor. 

 A close relative of the Chinese mango. — Jumelle. 



D'JoAO, India. Weight thirteen ounces; size four and one-half by three and one-half inches; 

 left shoulder high and broad; beak none. A popular fruit. — Woodrow. 



DoFASLi. Listed, but not described, by William Bros., Ceylon. 



DoPHALA. Listed, but not described, by William Bros., Ceylon. 



D'Or, French West Indies. Introduced under S. P. I. No. 28085. Fruited in Florida. 

 Douglas Bennett's Alphonse, India. Introduced under S. P. I. Nos. 8419 and 8727. 

 (Synonyms, Bennett and Bennett's Alphonse). Fruited in Florida. 



In size it is three by four inches, and in color a golden yellow when ripe. The flesh 

 is quite without stringiness, stone small, and flavor, according to Mr. Bennett, the best 

 in the world. It is a large leaved variety and forms a good sized tree, but is of 

 scraggly growth. — Fairchild. 



Considered one of the best yet fruited in Florida. Medium sized, highly colored, 

 very prolific. — Reasoner, Florida. 



Fruit nearly round, with short, blunt, curved point at blossom end, obliquely 

 impressed on one side. Pale greenish yellow in color, occasionally shaded with pink on 



