CITRUS AND TROPICAL FRUIT, Continued 
fruit. Mang’os are also used in a number of ways 
cooked—preserved, canned, marmalade, chutney, 
pickled and the like. Our plants are all inarched 
(or Rafted) on to box-grown 2-year-old seed¬ 
lings and may be set safely at any time of the 
year, being strong and vigorous trees, well 
rooted. 
Cambodiana. Very rapid grower, bearing medium 
to large fruit; early ripening; color yellow; 
shape long; rather more acid than most sorts 
if gathered before coloring, but when ripened on 
the tree quite sweet. Very fine sort, without any 
turpentine taste. 
Fernandez. Medium in size, late ripening as a rule. 
Sometimes ripens as late as November. 
Haden. A fine variety originated by the late Cap¬ 
tain Haden, at Coconut Grove, Florida, from 
seed of Mulgoba. Has high color, clear yellow 
and with a brilliant red cheek; quality similar to 
the parent, and much more prolific. Very popular 
in Dade County and considered by many superior 
to Mulgoba in all respects. 
Itamaraca. One of the most unusual mangos we 
have yet fruited. Of flat tomato-like shape, 
weight averaging from 6 to 10 ounces. The qual¬ 
ity is excellent, being spicy and distinctive, and 
the tree has the added virtue of being a prolific 
bearer. 
Langra Benarsi. One of our introductions from 
India, which bore in 1910 for the first time. This 
has proved very prolific and is a strong grower 
The fruit is the largest we have ever seen, weigh¬ 
ing up to 3 pounds, 12 ounces each! Very little 
fiber, flavor rich and juicy; color of skin yellow 
or greenish yellow. 
Mulgoba. One of the earliest sorts imported and 
of very high quality, but a shy bearer. 
Paheri. Imported by Department of Agriculture, 
and fruited in 1910 for the first time in Florida. 
One of the finest sorts grown in India. General 
form is roundish about 3% by 3% inches. Skin 
thick, yellow and green when ripe, touched with 
garnet-red on the sunny side—very attractive. 
Flesh yellow, tender and juicy; sweet and aro¬ 
matic. Of very highest quality. 
Pico. Philippines. Extra good dessert quality, be¬ 
ing rich and sweet yet retaining the best of the 
real mango character. Unusually large amount 
of flesh to seed, and small amount of fiber. Color 
yellow. A long mango of good size. 
Sandersba. A large and usually late-ripening va¬ 
riety, its great length and quality making it 
a favorite for canning, etc. 
Singapur. Our own importation which fruited for 
the first time in 1911, and proved to be all 
that was claimed for it by our Indian correspond¬ 
ent. The skin is green and golden yellow, finely 
mottled, thick and strong, with a grayish blue 
bloom, clean and free from spotting. The flavor 
is distinct, rich and sweet, with characteristic 
true mango flavor. The fruits are remarkably 
uniform in shape, meaty, thick and solid—per¬ 
fect, weighing from 14 to 20 ounces each. 
Seedling Mangos. From No. 11. This is a general 
favorite in this section and our fruit sells read¬ 
ily at a fair price no matter how low the com¬ 
mon mixed fruits sell. No. 11 is a descendant 
from a very choice fiberless kind, name unknown. 
Seedling Mangos. From named Indian Varieties. 
We highly recommend the planting of these 
seedlings. 
MORUS [10] alba. Mulberry. A very useful tree 
for shade as well as for the fruit which is borne 
in profusion; of value for hogs as well as for 
human consumption. 
Merritt. Very early; berries large, black, and of 
excellent flavor. 
Stubbs. One of the very best, following the pre¬ 
ceding in ripening. Fruit of largest size, largely 
used in cooking and for bottling the juice. 
PERSEA [11] Americana. Avocado; Aguacate; Al¬ 
ligator Pear (latter name is misnomer). The avo¬ 
cado succeeds on a wide range of soils, from quite 
high lands to relatively low ones if sufficiently 
well drained to eliminate danger of standing 
water around the crown-roots. However, it is 
desirable that the soil should contain a large 
amount of organic matter, and where this is not 
naturally plentiful it can be remedied with lib¬ 
eral applications of mulch, well-rotted manure, or 
similar materials, and permanent, widely spread 
mulching should be followed, adding to this more 
or less annually. Clean culture seems to be a 
general failure. For rolling or hilly locations of 
South Florida we advise the general planting of 
avocados, in view of their high value and large 
demand, with the gradual lowering prices of cit¬ 
rus fruits. We are now able to make attractive 
prices on good nursery stock all produced by 
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