. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . iarly upon fruits ; for some of the fine sorts areproduced upon land unfit for raising grain*. TheIndian continent bears, generally, the same fruits asthe Indian islands ; with some peculiar to itself. InChina and Japan, the cultivated fruits, with a fewexceptions, consist of the same natural orders asthose of Europe; though, according to many tra-*vellers, far superior in size and flavour. The Mango—Mangifera indica. The mango, which grows abundantly in India, thesouth-eastern countries of Asia, B
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . iarly upon fruits ; for some of the fine sorts areproduced upon land unfit for raising grain*. TheIndian continent bears, generally, the same fruits asthe Indian islands ; with some peculiar to itself. InChina and Japan, the cultivated fruits, with a fewexceptions, consist of the same natural orders asthose of Europe; though, according to many tra-*vellers, far superior in size and flavour. The Mango—Mangifera indica. The mango, which grows abundantly in India, thesouth-eastern countries of Asia, Brazil, and someother places, is accounted one of the most deliciousof the tropical fruits, and second only to the mango-stan. The tree on which it is produced is large, withlancet-shaped leaves, bearing some resemblance tothe walnut. The flowers are small and whitish,formed into pyramidal bunches; the fruit has someresemblance to a short, thick cucumber, and on theaverage of the varieties, of which there are many, * Lindley on Tropical Fruits, Hort. Trans, vol. v. 400 VEGETABLE The Mango—[Mangifera indica). about the size of a gooses egg. At first the fruit isof a fine green colour, and in some of the varieties itcontinues so, while others become partly or whollyorange. When ripe, the mango emits a smell, which,though faint, is very pleasant; and the flavour of itis then as delicious as can be imagined. Externallythere is a thin skin ; and upon removing that, a pulp,which has some appearance of consistency, but whichmelts in the mouth with a cooling sweetness, thatcan hardly be imagined by those who have not tastedthat choicest of natures delicacies. In the heart ofthe pulp there is a pretty large stone, resembling thatof a peach, to which the pulp adheres firmly. The mangos of Asia are said to be superior bothin size and flavour to those of America; and sohighly are some of the finer trees prized in India,that guards are placed over them during the fruitseason
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