MANGO-MELON

or Orange-melon, or Vegetable-peach, a small, round melon (Cucumis melo, var. Dudain) with yellow skin, and white or pale yellow flesh, not edible raw but cultivated for domestic ‘‘mango pickles’’ and preserving. It is also eaten as a vegetable, sliced and cooked like eggplant. “MANGO PICKLES,” a popular domestie title for pickled stuffed young melons (preferably mango-melons), peppers, or cucumbers. MANGOSTEEN (see the color-page of Trovican Frurrs facing 244), the fruit of a tree native io the Hast Indies, distinguished by long, oval, leathery leaves and a flower like a single rose. Many travelers award it the title of ‘‘the world’s choicest fruit.’’ It is generally about the size of a small to medium orange, and in exterior appearance slightly suggests the pomegranate. Its juicy, rose-tinted or ereamy pulp is divided orange-stvle and is enclosed in a thick, soft rind. Its flavor, best uneooked, is sweet and slightly tart —enthusiasts say that it combines all the good qualities of the pineapple, grape, peach, and strawberry! The tree is cultivated in the West Indies, though not yet on a large seale. Its commercial po ibilities seem good.