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38892 to 38968— Contd. (Quoted notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 

 38934 to 38937. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Plants. 



38934. Navel orange. 

 "A young budded tree of navel orange No. 2-11-1, taken from 



the grove of Col. Frederico da Costa at Matatu, near Bahia. 

 This type of fruit is described under S. P. I. No. 37776." 



38935. Navel orange. 

 " Young budded tree of navel orange No. 2-9-5, from the grove 



of Col. Frederico da Costa at Matatu, near Bahia. This selec- 

 tion is described under S. P. I. No. 37768." 



38936. Selecta orange. 

 " Laranja selecta, obtained from Dr. Miguel de Teive e 



Argollo's place, Roma, Bahia. See S. P. I. No. 36947 for descrip- 

 tion of this variety." 



38937. Orange. 

 " The tree from which this bud was taken is growing in the 



orchard of Col. Demetrio Luiz de Souza, at Cruz do Cosme, near 

 Bahia. Col. Demetrio says that it was budded from a navel 

 tree, but it has evidently reverted and is now producing seedy 

 oranges without navels, but otherwise of the same character as 

 the Bahia navel orange. It is interesting because of this fact, 

 and should be planted in Florida or California to see if it will 

 maintain its present character." 



38938 to 38940. Citrus sp. 

 Plants. 



38938. " Seedlings of laranja africana, a large, pummelolike 

 fruit, which is used here principally as stocks for budding to 

 the navel orange. It is not common in this region." 



38939. " Laranja tanja, another large citrus fruit, resembling 

 a poor pummelo in character. It is used as stock on which 

 to bud the navel orange and for this purpose is considered 

 good, though it is not as widely used as laranja da terra, or 

 bitter orange." 



38940. " The limao doce, or sweet lemon, a fruit which is 

 popular in this region. It resembles an ordinary lemon, but Is 

 of a very sweet flavor and entirely devoid of acid." 



38941 and 38942. Citrus nobilis deliciosa (Tenore) Swingle. 



Plants. Tangerine. 



38941. "A tree of the common tangerine grown at Bahia, 

 which does not appear to be different in any important respects 

 from some of the tangerines cultivated in the United States. 

 It should be tried in California or Florida in comparison with 

 local tangerines to prove its quality." 



38942. "The laranja cravo, apparently very similar to the 

 tangerine, if not identical with it. It is popular in Bahia, 

 and is generally said to be larger and slightly different from 

 the tangerine, though it appeared to us that the two names 

 were used rather loosely and sometimes even applied to the 

 same thing. For trial in California and Florida." 



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