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never possess. This fact he attriljuted very largely to the fact 

 that oranges from other countries were necessarily plucked hefore 

 their full flavor was developed, but it was a characteristic which 

 gave to the Hawaiian orange a superiority in the home marker, 

 over all others. In his youth, the speaker reported, the oranges 

 from Waialua and Kona were particularly in evidence, and both 

 were of excellent quality. The Waialua oranges were generally 

 of golden yellow color, while those from Kona were of a char- 

 acteristic russet color. In Mr. Hall's opinion the Hawaiian orange 

 of years gone by was far more acceptable than the modern main- 

 land product. 



Dr. Brigham spoke in support of Mr. Hall's appreciation of 

 the oranges to be obtained in former years. He well remem- 

 bered one tree in particular, remarkable alike for the excellent 

 flavor of its fruit and the facility with wdiich it could be separated 

 from the rind. In one season this tree, which belonged to 

 Father Bond at Kohala, had produced as many as ten thousand 

 oranges. 



Mr. Jared Smith said that the original oranges from which the 

 present California oranges were evolved were in many ways simi- 

 lar to the old Hawaiian ones. As a rule although exceedingly 

 juicy and of good flavor, such oranges possessed a very large 

 number of seeds which had been bred out by systematic selection. 

 If he remembered correctly the original fruit from which the 

 Florida oranges have sprung contained as many as 85 seeds. 



Mr. Emm.eluth reported that there were still a great many ex- 

 cellent oranges grown m the islands, but for some reason they 

 seldom found their way into the miarket. While on Kauai last 

 season he had been struck with the quality of some fruit 'he had 

 seen and had arranged for a box of assorted varieties to be sent 

 to him in Honolulu. Upon arrival he found they had evidently 

 not been properly packed, as they were loose in the box and many 

 were in bad condition. He had endeavored to obtain another 

 consignment of the variety he had liked most, to reach Honolulu 

 in time for the present meeting, but unfortunately it had not yet 

 arrived. 



Mrs. Nakuina said that many of the Molokai gulches produced 

 quantities of excellent oranges. She had often remarked that after 

 a dry season the fruit was not only small and poor, but full of 

 pips, while after plentiful rain it was juicy and comparatively 

 free from seeds. The reason the fruit was not shipped to Hono- 



