INDIAN MANGOS. 



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Most of the good varieties are accidental seedlings. No attempt has 

 been made in selection of seeds, except in Durbhungah. I left before 

 J saw the results of experiments made there, and am afraid no one cared 

 CO keep up the experiments. Akbar, the great Mogul Emperor, and his 

 generals did a great deal to plant India with Mangos. So says an old 

 Mahomedan gentleman, a friend of mine. There remain still near 

 Durbhungah many trees of what is called the " Lac Bagh," or the 

 garden of one hundred thousand trees. Those I saw were four to five feet 



Fig. 324.— Peary ok, Pairi, or Peter, or Perara, from Bombay. 



Weight . . 8 to 10 oz. 



Season . . End of April.^ 



Colour . . Green, reddish, with dull 



crimson cheeks. 

 Nose . . Well defined, often large. 



Stalk . Slightly depressed. 

 Flesh . Orange ; stone roundish, 



often fibrous. 

 Flavour . Strong vanilla. 

 Skin . . Eather thick and granular. 



The second best Mango from Bombay. Large quantities are grown all along the 

 west coast and in Madras. 



in diameter — immense trees forty-five feet apart. Akbar reigned 1556- 

 1605, and he left his mark in Mango gardens all over Northern and 

 Central India, as well as on his coins. What a difi'erence this to the 

 temper of people nowadays ! Most people would say : " What is the use 

 of planting trees ? I shall never see them grow up and fruit." But all 

 the same they are thankful for these lovely, shady groves Akbar planted, 

 particularly when they are in camp on a hot day. 



