. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 28 SEEDLING-INARCH AND NUESE-PLANT PROPAGATION. seedling mangosteen and partly because the growth made by the for- mer as they become older is much more rapid. Platonia insignis (PI. YI, fig. 2), on the other hand, so far as the experimental work has progressed, is a very promising stock from one to three years after germination, and if it will grow under the conditions suitable for the mangosteen, it may turn out to be the best stock of all those tried. The most promising species of Garcinia for use as stock plants for the mangosteen are G. tinct
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 28 SEEDLING-INARCH AND NUESE-PLANT PROPAGATION. seedling mangosteen and partly because the growth made by the for- mer as they become older is much more rapid. Platonia insignis (PI. YI, fig. 2), on the other hand, so far as the experimental work has progressed, is a very promising stock from one to three years after germination, and if it will grow under the conditions suitable for the mangosteen, it may turn out to be the best stock of all those tried. The most promising species of Garcinia for use as stock plants for the mangosteen are G. tinctoria (fig. 13), G. morella, and Fig. 13.—Manpostccn seedling inarched ou Garcinia tinctoria with foliage of stock plant opposite and Ix'low the union. Height of seedling at time of inarching, about 10 inches. livirujstonei, in tlic order named, the last a native of Portuguese East Africa. The two first named are from iho^ Malay l^eninsula. The list of s|)ecies of Oarcinia experimented with is as follows: (r. conicd, (}. iKUihiinji, G. morella, G. tinctoria, and G. spicata, from (lie Malay Peninsula; G. hinucao, G. cowa, and G. indica, from India; G. llnlm/ntond, from Portugese East Africa; G. spcciosn, from l>nrm;i; (r. loiircirl and (/. sizytjiifolia, from Borneo; and G. fusca,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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