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CULTURE OF THE MANGO. 
perceptible difference is observed in their size ; at length they slightly change colour, 
become tinged with brown, and have a pleasant fragrant smell. 
The points of importance connected with the above details of culture are the 
following : — 
1. To give a healthy, vigorous growth during the summer. 
2. To remove when the wood is formed to a moderately hot atmosphere, not too 
moist, to allow of the young branches being perfected. 
3. Dwarfing the plants, by picking off the terminal buds, so as to render them 
spreading and bushy. 
4. To give a dry and airy atmosphere during the time the plants are in flower, 
and the fruit ripening. 
5. Artificial fertilisation. 
6. To give a cool and dry temperature during the winter. 
7. Watering with liquid manure during the growing season, and whilst the fruit 
are ripening, and frequently syringing whilst the young wood is forming. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE WOODCUT. 
a Mangifera indica, or Common Mango, showing 
the panicle of inflorescence. 
b Part of a panicle of flowers. 
c Fruit, of the form it assumes when full-grown. 
d The Meriam {Mangifera oppositi/olia). 
Propagation is effected by seeds, cuttings, layers, and by grafting. The seeds 
are sown in pots of light soil, and plunged in heat. Cuttings are made of the fully 
ripened wood, which should be planted in pots of sand, covered with a glass and 
plunged in heat. Layers are branches layed in the soil or in pots without any 
