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green; dots numerous, yellow; skin thick, tenacious; flesh deep yellow, tender except 

 for fiber, juicy; flavor mild subacid; quality good; seed flat, oval, three and one-half 

 by two and one-eighth by se^ en-eighths inch. — W. A. Taylor, 



]Ma^'Go, Porto Rico. A large, rather straight form, with a very square base, somewhat 

 resembling Largo, but slightly more symmetrical and thicker. Large quantities were 

 seen in the San Juan market on June 23, a month later none were to be found. The 

 flesh was fairly thick and of good quality. 



This name may possibly be a contraction of mangon, which would not be at all 

 inapplicable, as this is one of the largest Porto Rican forms. Stahl gives mango as the 

 common name of Mangifera indica in Porto Rico. — Collins. 



Maxgosteex, Hawaii. Improperly so-called. Size small; form rounded, unlike most 

 mangos; color green with a dull red on the exposed side before ripening, but turning 

 to a very beautiful bright red, thus making it one of the most ornamental of the 

 mangos; flavor poor; seed very large. It is very subject to mango blight. — Higgins. 



IMaxgotixa, Porto Rico. A very small yellow form, with one side red. Similar to ^Nlayaguez, 

 seen at San Juan, but longer, with rounder base and stigmatic point nearer the apex. — 

 Collins. 



Maxila of Mexico. A Mexican race, almost entirely free from fiber, and of mild, pleasant 

 flavor. The skin is uniformly light yellow and thin; the flesh is also light colored 

 and firm. The seed is very thin and small in proportion to the amount of flesh. 



This is really a high grade mango, not unlike the ^lulgoba in flavor. Its shipping 

 qualities have not been tested, but perfectly ripe fruits purchased in Mexican markets 

 kept in good condition for several days. This mango was very popular in the City of 

 Mexico about the end of June. It was sold in all the markets and hawked on the 

 streets, the price usually being four cents apiece Mexican. The uniformity of the 

 fruit as it appeared in different markets, taken with the absence of asexual methods 

 of propagation in Mexico, would argue that it is a form that comes true from seed. 



The name of this race suggests that it came from the Philippine Islands, and 

 indeed it is not impossible that it was brought to Mexico from those islands by one 

 of the Spanish galleons that during the seventeenth century plied regularly between 

 the Philippines and ^Mexico. 



A form resembling this in Guam is there commonly supposed to have come from 

 the Philippines, but as ships only touched at Guam on the return voyage from Mexico, 

 the fruit must have reached Guam by Avay of America, and would naturally have 

 become established in both countries. Possibly a further confirmation is to be found 

 in the occurrence of the same or a very similar form in Cuba, known as the Philippine 

 mango. — Collins. 



Maxila of Hawaii. This is sometimes spoken of as the Double-Pointed ^lanila. Size 

 very large; form roundish with stigmatic point giving rise to descriptive name; color 

 light green tinged with yellow, approaching orange yellow when fully ripe; peeling 

 qualities good; texture very good, with no fibers except close to the seed; flavor good, 

 sweet, juicy; color of flesh yellow orange; seed thin. — Higgins. 



^Iartix, French West Indies. Beautiful yellow, sometimes almost rose colored, slight 

 turpentine flavor. — Jumelle. 



Mayagi-ez, Porto Rico. A small yellow form, with comparatively large seed, but Mith good 

 flavor, soft flesh, and few fibers. This form, for sale in the San Juan markets, is 

 considered one of the finest. It has xerj little of the turpentine taste, but its flavor 

 did not appear to be better than that of several others, while its small size and thin 

 flesh make it seem on the whole inferior. In shaj^e it is asymmetrical, with depressed 

 stem. The color in the early part of the season is a uniform yellow, later many speci- 

 mens were seen with one side red. — Collins. 



Mazagox, India. Introduced under S. P. I. Xo. 704;?. Now under trial in Florida. 



