. The Cuba review. 22 M THE CUBA REVIEW. THE MANGO, AN IMPORTANT FRUIT FOR CUBA. BV H. HAROLD HUME. The cultivation of the mango is well •worthy of most careful attention on the part of Cuhan fruit growers, for it is the highest priced fruit in American markets to-day, the avocado possibly excepted. There is much difference between the improved fiber-free mangos and the common stringy, poor-flavored kinds, as there is be- tween a luscious Grimes Golden apple and the meanest crab that grows in the fence row thicket. The Mango in Cuban Soil. The Cuban soil is well adapted to the cultivation of t
. The Cuba review. 22 M THE CUBA REVIEW. THE MANGO, AN IMPORTANT FRUIT FOR CUBA. BV H. HAROLD HUME. The cultivation of the mango is well •worthy of most careful attention on the part of Cuhan fruit growers, for it is the highest priced fruit in American markets to-day, the avocado possibly excepted. There is much difference between the improved fiber-free mangos and the common stringy, poor-flavored kinds, as there is be- tween a luscious Grimes Golden apple and the meanest crab that grows in the fence row thicket. The Mango in Cuban Soil. The Cuban soil is well adapted to the cultivation of the mango. The tree, although an introduced one, grows in a practically wild state throughout the island, and some fruit of very good quality is produced, the season lasting from May until September. Freedom from frost, dry weather during the blossoming and fruit settling period, abund- ance of moisture, either supplied from irri- gation or rainfall after the fruit is set, suit- able, "ivell drained soil are the requisites in mango culture. These are all met by the natural advantages of Cuban conditions. The shipping quality of the mango, when picked at the right stage and carefully han- dled and packed is good. Shipments have been made in good condition from Jamaica to England and from Martinique to Paris. M'angoes could be shipped from Cuba to New York, transferred to transatlantic steamers and landed in England in less time. The trees are long lived and very prolific, fifteen hundred to twenty-five hundred fruits being a very usual crop. The oldest Mul- goba mango tree in Florida, now eighteen years old, is said to be carrying a crop this season of fifteen bushels, end that with good care, it would easily have had a crop of thirty to forty Methods of Propagation. Plants can, of course, be raised from seed, but these are worthless and valuable only as stocks on which to graft improved varieties. While a number of methods of propaga- tion may be used, I .am con
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