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taken by every one having occasion to mention any of them in print. It 
is not too late to begin this work: pom ©logically the mango is just beginning 
Diagram showing the points to which particular attention should 
be paid in making taxonomic descriptions. 
to receive attention, and this is the time to take up those basic questions 
which mean so much to the future of the mango culture. 
Description. 
In describing a variety, the Genera! Form of the fruit should be 
stated first. It may be reniform, subreniform, oval, oblong, elliptical, 
spherical, etc. Often it is asymmetrical. Frequently a combination of two 
or more terms is needed; indeed, some mangos are of such peculiar form 
as almost to defy accurate description. In cross section the fruit is usually 
round, oval or elliptical. 
Size. As the mango is so little known pomologically, each individual 
usually has his own ideas as to what constitutes a small, medium, or large 
fruit, hence the use of such terms is not always satisfactory. They should 
in any event be supplemented by the dimensions and weight. The dimen- 
sions necessary are length, breadth, and thickness, breadth is taken dorso- 
ventrally, it being an easy matter to determine the ventral surface of the 
fruit by the location of the “nak,” or stigmatic area, which is always to 
