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variety 6 ft. high carried 2,500 fruits. A bii<l of the Royal Pomelo 5 ft. high matured 

 •14 fruits. A Centennial bud 18 in. high ripened 3 good sized fruits. A number of 

 Buttercourt buds 18 to 24 in. high ripened 9 to 13 fruits. In the opinion of the 

 author, there is a great field for those who Avish to grow trees close together, to 

 restrict growth and produce a large amount of fruit on a small area. 



Hybrid oranges in Texas, G. Marti {Florida Times-Union and Citizen, 1902, 

 Aug. 13, p. 6, from Rural New Yorker).— A^n. account is given by the author of 

 hybridizing Cilrm trifoliata upon the Satsuma or Oonshiu orange, a hardy, dwarfish 

 variety of the Mandarin kind, thornless, pretty near seedless, and of excellent 

 quality. A number of other crosses were made, but this is the only one the author 

 was able to raise of this parentage. The author states that "the resulting cross took 

 almost every feature of the pollen parent, with its thorns, deciduous triple leaves, 

 and hardy constitution. However, the fruit differs widely from both parents. It is 

 perfectly round, being depressed nfeither in its blossom nor on its stem end; diameter 

 both ways 21 in. It has a roughish but even surface. The color is deep yellow or 

 orange. The rind is extremely thin, merely a skin, but tough, adhering closely to 

 the flesh, which is of a greenish-yellow color. It is very juicy and sweet, having 

 just acid enough to make it sprightly and refreshing and of far better quality than 

 the average California seedling orange. The fruit, however, ripens late — later than 

 that of any of its parents." Considerable difference is noticed between the calyx of 

 the hybrid and that of either parent. On the hybrid the calyx consists of 5 large, 

 foliate, persistent sepals, which keep green and never drop, even when the fruit 

 ripens. The author states that the original tree from which the hybrid fruit was 

 obtained was lost by accident, but that he has 2 healthy grafts growing from it. 



A number of other hybrids, mostly crosses of the dwarf type of Mandarin on C. 

 trifoliata, have been made. These have bloomed, but all the flowers proved to be 

 without pistils, and many of them proved to be as tender as the orange. A valuable 

 characteristic of the Satsuma hybrid is that it has proved the latest of all to leaf out, 

 even later than its parents. Its chief fault appears to be a lack of the orange aroma 

 in the rind. Instead of this it has a rank odor which is stated to be a characteristic 

 of the average California orange. In the opinion of the author, these experiments 

 have proved that it will be impossible to ever obtain a hardy orange, but " th?t we 

 can put a highly improved edible fruit on the hardy C. trifoliata." 



Notes on lerfton curing, D. Jones [Queensland Agr. Jour., 10 [1902), No. 3, pp. 

 181-183). — The author states that a succe-ssful lemon grower in Victoria cures hia 

 lemons by gathering the fruit when it is just turning yellow. The fruit is cut off and 

 a short piece of the stalk left on. It is packed in ordinary cases and stored in a 

 well-ventilated cellar having a temperature of 53 to 57° F. It takes from 7 to 8 

 weeks to cure lemons, and sometimes longer. When cured, the short piece of stalk 

 left on will drop off when touched. Lemons thus cured keep for 12 months. Oranges 

 are cured in a similar manner, but they must be better colored before cutting than 

 the lemons. They must V)e handled more carefully and on no account must they be 

 too ripe. 



The banana industry in Jamaica, W. Fawcett {West Indian Bui., 3 {1902), 

 No. 2, pp. 153-111). — The author describes the banana plant, notes the varieties of 

 bananas grown in Jamaica, and gives in considerable detail the cultural methods 

 observed. The diseases of the banana are also noted and some data given on the cost 

 of growing bananas in Jamaica and the returns olitained. 



The cultivation of Japanese kaki (Diospyros kaki), figs (Ficus carica), 

 Punica granatum, and almonds on the southern coast of the Crimea, 

 V. Aggeenko {HeUk. Khoz. i Lijesov., 202 {1901), Sept., pp. 673-681).— The author 

 describes the present state of cultivation of these plants in the Crimea and predicts 

 success for their systematic culture. — p. fireman. 



