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18 Mrs. Magee, tliree specimens of the King orange from the Imperial Gardens at Saigon^ 



Cochin China. 



19 D. C. Twogood, )>reserved citron. 



20 D. C. Twogood, lime juice. 



The Executive Committee undertook the work of examining the 

 miscellaneous entries, and submitted the following report: 



The Executive Committee would respectfully report that they found 

 upon the tables quite a number of articles connected with citrus cul- 

 ture that are deserving of special mention, such as the Pumalo, exhib- 

 ited by Mrs. Davis, E. A. Ball, Shugart & Waite, A. B. Derby, and G. 

 W. Garcelon; fine specimens of the Bergamot orange, by E. A. Ball, 

 G. W. Garcelon, and Shugart & Waite; citrons by I. C. Haight, 

 Shugart & Waite, Cover & McCoy, and S. Richardson, of San Gabriel; 

 these last being the finest we have ever seen. There were two fine 

 specimens of the Zante currant, one by Mrs. E. W. Holmes, the other 

 by Mrs. R. H. Henderson, both of Riverside. The first mentioned 

 was considered the most uniform in color and quality. The success 

 of these ladies in growing and drying the Zante currant indicate that 

 more attention should be paid to this fruit in southern California. 

 One bottle of pulverized lemon peel was also very good; but your 

 committee are of the opinion that it would be better for commercial 

 purposes if not pulverized. 



A collection of orange marmalade, of really excellent quality, indi- 

 cates a new and valuable industry for southern California in working 

 up the oranges not considered fine enough for shipment. 



Specimens of lime juice, made by Messrs. T. W. Cover & E. R. 

 Pierce, and D. C. Twogood, were exhibited, as also a specimen of the 

 lime juice of commerce procured from San Francisco for comparison. 

 That of Messrs. Cover & Pierce is much stronger in acid than the 

 imported, but the dark color would be objectionable. That of Mr. 

 Twogood, while also rich in acid, had too much pulp in it to make it 

 a first class article, and was not sufficiently clarified. G. W. Garcelon 

 and Shugart & Waite had fine specimens of ornamental oranges, such 

 as Dwarf Mandarin and Myrtle Leaf. The former also exhibited a 

 Sicily orange, and a hybrid between a lime and orange. 



There was also a specimen of the Washington Navel, exhibited by 

 Mr. J. F. Crank, of Pasadena. This was obtained at the last exhibition 

 of citrus fruits held at Riverside, was laid away and dried perfectly 

 without the least decay. It exhibits the excellent keeping qualities 

 of this variety. Excellent specimens of dried prunes were exhibited 

 by Messrs. Hixson, Justi & Co., of San Francisco. One grown by H. 

 C. Prettyman, of East Portland, Oregon, was very fine, as also one 

 specimen grown by Joseph Canney, of San Jose, California. 



A very interesting exhibit was made by Dr. Magee of Riverside — 

 several specimens of the King orange, from the Imperial gardens at 

 Saigon, Cochin China, sent to the Doctor by John A. Bingham, U. 

 S. Consul to Japan. The oranges had been several months on the 

 way, and of course were not in their best condition for comparison. 

 They indicate excellent qualities for transportation, were very sweet, 

 but of course the quality could not be fairly estimated. 



Four specimens of the Tanjarine orange were also on exhibition by 

 Mr. Chapman, of San Gabriel. The color, form, and quality of the 

 fruit recommend it very much as a dessert fruit, but not, we think, 

 for general cultivation. A very pretty basket of wild flowers were 

 placed upon the table by a committee of young school girls under the 



