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came across, perhaps a little too sweet. It is locally known by the name of 
“ Suntdlah.” 
Another important Indian orange belongs to what I consider a sub-group 
of the Stntara. It goes by the name of “ Kéonla’’ or “ Kamala.” — Its 
exterior is of a deep lobster-red, and even when quite coloured is sourish, but 
if left for a long time on the tree it sweetens. Itis the latest of all Indian 
oranges. 
The “Laroo” of Poona is, I consider, a variety of the foregoing. It is 
flat and very loose-skinned, so much so that the pulp-ball can be made to rattle 
within the skin. 
I have enumerated all the Indian oranges that could, I think, be made 
marketable, although there are several others. 
It is not easy to find a place for an Imperial orange garden, where all the 
orange varieties of the Citrus genus could be studied, for one kind of soil might 
not suit them all. The Mediterranean climate would probably suit all varieties, 
and Cyprus or Egypt might perhaps be mentioned as an eligible locality. Tt 
must be a place where water could be easily procured, and not subject to frost. 
(b) A. Manco Garven. 
An Imperial garden for mango-trees of the choicest varieties, for the study, — 
propagation, and dissemination of this noble fruit. There are at least about 
fifty choice varieties of this unique fruit, some of which cannot be bought, but 
are grown in the orchards of native gentlemen, and kept for presentation to 
important officials and select friends. 
The mango is the one fruit in which the native of India takes a real 
interest. You may mention to him many other fruits, but he will tell you, 
“They don’t come up to the mango.” ~ 
No one who has not lived some time in India, and has discovered what a 
choice mango just ripe means, can form any adequate idea of the exquisite 
flavour of this fruit. 
New arrivals in India, having heard of the mango, very often get hold of 
seedling bazaar mangoes, and pronounce them a fine combination of tow and 
turpentine. They have a sort of turpentine flavour, and the inferior varieties 
are very stringy, and can only be sucked. Nevertheless, there are often 
exquisite flavours even among these. 
The mango is never allowed to ripen on the tree, but is plucked at a 
certain stage and packed in large jars among straw. This operation is called 
putting the fruit in pdl. The reason given for this is that the mango ripens 
more evenly and through than on the tree. In England pears are treated in 
much the same way. When taken off the tree they are not fit to eat, and 
many kinds of pears require to be kept a long time before they are fit to eat. 
This characteristic of the mango fruit would prove advantageous for 
exportation, as it would ripen on the voyage. 
All the choice varieties most probably originated by seed variation, and 
their good qualities are kept up by proper cultivation. 
All the fine varieties are propagated by grafting them on seedlings of the 
ordinary ones. 
The mango-tree cannot be grown successfully in localities subject to severe 
frost. On one occasion, in Lucknow, in the first week of January, 5 degrees of 
frost were registered. All the poinsettias in the horticultural garden were, 
of course, killed outright; the young seedling mango plants in the nursery 
prepared for grafting were killed; and up to 6 feet from the ground all the 
leaves of the large mango-trees were blackened, but above that line no leaves 
were touched. 
Jn the hot dry weather the trees want regular watering. 
Some place in India not subject to frost, and where water can be easily 
got at, and with good soil, would be suitable for a garden such as is here 
suggested. 
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