. Crops that pay : pecans, figs, mangoes, avocados, kumquats . Pecan; Fruit-culture. 48 CROPS THAT PAY. shaped, but sometimes spherical, again long and narrow like a cucum- ber, crooked or straight. It varies from two or three inches in greatest diameter to three or four times that size, and in weight from one to four pounds, or more. The pulp is yellow. The entire tree, wood, leaves and fruit, have a sweet, resinous smell which suggests turpentine, but after a few trials it becomes an agreeable fragrance. In India every part of the tree serves some economic purpose, while the fruit possesses
. Crops that pay : pecans, figs, mangoes, avocados, kumquats . Pecan; Fruit-culture. 48 CROPS THAT PAY. shaped, but sometimes spherical, again long and narrow like a cucum- ber, crooked or straight. It varies from two or three inches in greatest diameter to three or four times that size, and in weight from one to four pounds, or more. The pulp is yellow. The entire tree, wood, leaves and fruit, have a sweet, resinous smell which suggests turpentine, but after a few trials it becomes an agreeable fragrance. In India every part of the tree serves some economic purpose, while the fruit possesses medicinal value of an unusual range, if we may believe the account in Watt'* Dictionary of the Economic Plants of India. A summary of it» uses would make a long list. Here are a few: The wood of the mango is white and soft and of little value in manufacturing; but it is highly prized for burning with sandal wood in cremating the bodies of great personages. The bark yields tannic. PERMISSION S. DEPT. AG'L- FRUITING BRANCH OF MANGO TREE. GARDNER, REPORT OF PORTO RICO AG'L. EXPERIMENT STATION, 1902. acid used in tanning, and a resinous gum which is sold as a sub- stitute for gum arable. The leaves and bark yield a yellow dye; and a permanent black dye is made of mango bark with that of other trees. Mixed with lime and beaten the bark produces a "fleeting" green dye which, by adding tumeric, becomes a bright rose-pink. Indian yellow, a familiar water color paint, is an indirect product of mango leaves. Until very recently the origin of this coloring matter was unknown, the process by which it was produced being 1 guarded secret in India. The ripe fruit is not only a delicious dessert, but a wholesome food highly recommended for its medicinal qualities. It is con- sidered to be "invigorating and refreshing, fattening and slightly laxative and ; But the rind and fibre, as well as the unripe fruit, are acid and astringent. One of the most popular prep-.
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