The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-08-23
FRUIT
| IS THE MANGO
,,....al Advance in Culture OF
''''1 This Popular Fruit.
Varieties IMPORTED
! .,,so, Of Agriculture Takes Steps
'r award improving the Mango
The Florida Peach

,.,,.Ds there is no fruit of the trop'
I,'os that is more valued as II fooo
-, han the mango. 1t is a native OF
4. Fast Indies, where it grows Wild
:, 1rinc the fruitng season is one OF
4 .hisi foods of the natives, says the
.,., East Coast IIomeseeker. III
4, East Indies, so far as we know
w.. h.s heen little attempt made t.
n or graft the trees, thus securing
kt,r quality of fruit and one that Is
,,s Uniform. There are almost ~
r,ov varieties (seedlings) as there are
NV. Il il seldom that a seed planted
m come true to the parent fruit.
Nsnyyea ago the mango was intro
S,a,uto Dade and Monroe counties
h people migrating from the East In
A Islands to this tropical section
Around every old home, there are more
rlss mango trees, planted out like
4, forest trees, which have borne large
wn Of fruit year after year with al
rstnOne or, at best, very little attention.
After the Florida East Coast Railway
US completed to Miami andnewcomerS
MAN to pour in, those who had ole
,aces planted in these trees found that
|ty had a commercial value. The new
snsrs became very fond of the fruit,
nd among their first paintings was the
mango, Or rather the mango seed. The
Ns being a rapid grower it comes into
ssrhg in three to five years from seed.
lnthe original paintings there wer.
many varities as there were trees
Ndmany of them We're designated as
The old turpentine" mango. In size,
Sa and shape, they differ greatly,
pme being round, others flat, and
efen Oblong. In color they vary from
ided black green to a handsome bright
Fellow, with cheeks Of red and pink
Nearly all Of the native varities are
iIa with strong fibre which is at
eehed to the seed. The usual direction
Meatlng the mango was to "undreSs
Midget into bath tub, peel the fruit
xack Or chew the pulp from the fibre, .
|@|part Of the fruit adhering firmly to
R'tone or seed. In spite Of the diff.
guy OF eating the fruit, it soon became
NV popular with the newcomers, and
nssplanted extensively and is "a gen.
al favOrite.
several years ago, the Department
agriculture at Washington, became
ga'Iy Interested in the mango, be-
~'ng mat in the years to come. it
."'u De among the most popular fruits
gown IN the United States, and after
vents have shown the wisdom of the
~N''hent. In the early days the de
y ta"ent furnished the few planters
y ,@ several varities, among them being
y NUMBER II and the Mulgoba. A
" VI me planters succeeded in bring
@eSe trees to maturity and they
'ae'Ound suited to this particular eli
NJ 1 The original No. II has But
Ts noer, Is luscious and is a most de-
!. lrult Those who succeeded IN
~ n4s"e their trees into bearing gave
j. i 'sed to others, aud the result is
- '"'ere are now thousands of these
i "' grown from the seed of the No,
hu ."Vn bears but slight resemblance
=" Otis'hal. This is true 80 far a.
\. "' noer and texture is concerned
\, m same Is also true of the much
.. a% OF Mulgoba, the fruit from the
MUM a many instances showing no re-
'%rsasA'p to its parent.
NJ ,Is mango during the past two years
An. s,0.ne a general favorite and the
m's 'a '0r the fruit has been year,,
Ms s'''s in the Northern cities.
V,,s,.A agricultural Department al
t ,sa'n 3 has taken an increasing in
hs' :. !" the fruit; its natural home has
&os. invaded by scientific agents of thu
sIs,,; saen'' who have been and are
nm. 'ag scions and buds from the
is s's desirable wild trees and are hav
i'm, =. aa',Ve trees budded or grated
Ss,s Introducing superior fruits, ant
il ri. .sy are sending to the growers
A Aa Topical section.
""e tropical experimental station