122 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



13000. Brassica OI.ERACEA BOTRYTis. Cauliflowcr. 



From Copenhagen, Denmark. Received thru Mr. A. Hansen, 8ee<lsiuan, Feb- 

 ruary 27, 1905. 



Dwarf Krfiut. 



13001. Lycopersigum esculentum. Tomato. 



From Danville, Ky. Received fioni jNIrs. W. B. Thomas, thru Mr. H. Giovan- 

 noli, of the United States Treasury Department, March 1, 1905. 



Sample of tomato seed grown from seed distributed by the Department of Agricul- 

 ture in 1891. 



13002 to 13006. Citrus hyb. 



From Glen St. Mary, Fla. Propagated l)y Mr. G. L. Taber, for distribution by 

 the Office of Seed and Plant Introduction and Distribution. Received Decem- 

 ber 16, 1904. 

 Hybrid citrus fruits developed by Dr. H. J. Webber, in charge of the Department 

 Plant Breeding Lalioratory. Of these hybrids two are called hardy and two are 

 tender. None are true oranges except the two tangerines, Wef^haH and Trimble. 

 The hardy varieties constitute a new group designated by Doctor Weljber as citranges. 

 They are the ]\usk and the Wiliits. 



The fifth of the lot is a repre.sentative of a new group called the "tangelo," being 

 a hybrid between the tangerine and the pomelo. The variety has been called the 

 Samp^o)). 



Doctor Webber descriVx's the varieties as follows: 



13002. 



The Rusk citrange (P. B. No. 716) is a hybrid between the common sweet 

 orange (female parent) and the trifoliate orange (male parent). The tree 

 resembles that of the trifoliate orange in character, liaving trifoliate leaves 

 which are much larger than those of the ordinary trifoliate. It is very pro- 

 ductive and bears a small fruit alxnit 2 to 2h inches in diameter, which is 

 somewhat similar to the tangerine. The fruit is nearly seedless, having only 

 one seed to two fruits, and is very juicy, yielding a much larger quantity of 

 juice than the best lemons of the same size. It makes a very pleasant 

 citrangeade, and can be used for making pies, marmalades, jellies, and for 

 other culinary purposes. Eaten with sugar, it is a very desirable breakfast 

 fruit. 



13003. 



The WiJlits citrange (P. B. No. 777) is a hybrid between the trifoliate orange 

 (female parent) and the common sweet orange (male parent), lieing thus the 

 reciprocal hybrid of the Husk citrange. The tree, as in the case of the Rusk, 

 is similar to the trifoliate, but with nnieh larger leaves, and it is semi-evergreen. 

 The fruit is nearly seedless, having an average of only one seed to about four 

 fruits. The fruit is sliglitly larger than the Rusk, the largest being about 2i 

 inches in diameter. The pulp is of a different color from the Rusk, being a 

 lemon yellow. The flavor is also much more acid. The fruit is valuable for 

 making citrangeade, pies, marmalades, jellies, and for other culinary purposes. 

 It is too acid to be eaten out of hand. 



13004. 



This is one of our new hybrid citrus fruits, produced l)y crossing the tanger- 

 ine and pomelo. The fruit differs from either ])arent, l)ut combines the quali- 

 ties of both. Differing from any other type of citrus fruit, it has been referred 

 to a new group termed the "tangelo" group, and this jiarticular variety has 

 been designated the Sam) )sun. The "Sampson tangelo" (P. B. No. 1316) 

 forms a tree resembling in all essential characters the ordinary orange, and is 

 as easily injured by cold. The fruit is about the size of the navel orange but 

 of lighter color, being intermediate in size and color l)etween the tangerine 

 and pomelo. The flavor is sprightly aci<l, like the grapefruit, but with a slight 

 suggestion of the bitter of that fruit. A striking and highly desirable char- 

 acteristic is its easily removaljle rind, derived from the tangerine j)arent, so 

 that it miglit be called a "kid-glove" pomelo. It is a tender tree and adajited 

 to distribution in the present citrus-growing regions of Florida and California. 



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