. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1360. Mangifera Indica. 1361. Mangifera Indica. In Jamaica it has become thoroughly naturalized and one of the commonest trees. In wet districts it is liable to cease fruiting after a few years, probably on account of its vigorous growth. It is recommended to treat it as one would other fruit trees in temperate
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1360. Mangifera Indica. 1361. Mangifera Indica. In Jamaica it has become thoroughly naturalized and one of the commonest trees. In wet districts it is liable to cease fruiting after a few years, probably on account of its vigorous growth. It is recommended to treat it as one would other fruit trees in temperate climates in similar circumstances. Propagation is effected either by sowing the seed of good varieties or grafting from a good variety on strong seedlings. The fruit on trees grown from seed is not true to the parent in every case, but the percentage is so large that this has been the usual method employed. The kind of grafting employed is that known as grafting by approach or inarching. Any kind of soil suits it. Wji. Fawcett. Mavgoes ill Florida. —The Mango deserves to be planted on well-protected land all over south Florida. The best soil is high, well-drained, sandy land suitable for oranges, but the Mango thrives also on black-jack, scrub and spruce-pine lands,where most other trees are a failure. Any good fertilizer will make the Mango grow, but for fruit use plenty of ashes or sulfate of potash beside the usual manure. In case of a hard freeze cut the trunk back at once to sound, live wood. The Mango tree is very handsome. The young growths are wine-colored. " g. x. Eeasoxek. Mangifera is a genus of 27 species according to the latest monographer, Engler in DC. Mon. Phan. 4:195 (1883). They are all tropical Asian trees, their nearest ally of horticultural value being the Cashew, which is fully described under Anacardium. Lvs. alternate, stalked, leathery, entire : fls. polygamo-direcious; calyx 4-5-parted: petals 4-5, overlapping, the middle nerve usually thickene
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