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- under the name Satsuma, I am fully convinced that all these samples 
were of the same variety. ‘ ) Me eae 
The tree is described by my Japanese correspondents as spreading 
and dwarfish or even bushy in habit, very productive, and with | 
broad leaves like ordinary oranges. This accords with what I have 
seen in California and what is reported to me from Florida. Itis  — * 
of the class to which the title ‘‘mandarin” is applied, because of its 
_ small size, flat shape, and very loose skin, which are characteristics 
of that class. 
_ The illustration on Plate 5 of this report was made from specimens 
from Lyman Phelps, of Sanford, Fla. 
Size, small to medium, 2 to 3 inches; shape, flat, a little pointed 
next the stem; color, bright orange; skin, rough, wrinkled. next 
the stem, very loose and easily separated from the flesh; core, almost . 
none, but instead a cavity often three-eighths inch in diameter in 
- center; seeds, almost wanting; flesh, orange color, darker than the ~~ 
skin, not so juicy as some; flavor, very sweet, rich, very aromatic, ~~ 
peculiar; quality, very good; season, early. 
Foster. 
This variety originated with Mr. C. H. Foster, of Manatee County, 
Fla., as a chance seedling grown from seed brought from Havana, — 
Cuba. Asa very early orange it is especially desirable. The orig-— 
inal tree, now about forty years old, is said to be productive, and ~ 
a well-beaten path to it attests the esteem in which the fruit is held. 
The following description of the fruit was made from specimens sent 
me by Mr. P. W. Reasoner, of Manatee : 
Size, medium, 3 inches; shape, round or nearly so; color, pale 
orange; skin, smooth, thin; core, medium to large ; seeds, numerous, 
- elongated; flesh, light-colored, juicy; flavor, mild, pleasant, but not 
very rich; quality, good, but not best; season, very early, specimens 
received from Manatee, Fla., fully ripe on September 10, 1887. 
King. 
This orange was introduced from Cochin China, in 1882, by Dr. R. 
Magee, of Riverside, Cal. It has been grown in California and Florida 
by a very few persons, and the fruit is esteemed by those who know it 
best. Ihave frequently tested it, and havealso recently seen the tree 
in bearing on the grounds of J. EK. Cutter, at Riverside, Cal. The tree, 
although of upright growth, is rather ragged in appearance. The 
leaves are dark, and the branches thorny. On the whole, I do not like~ 
the tree. The fruit partially resembles the mandarin orange and may 
be described as follows: | 
Size, small to. medium, 2 to 3 inches in diameter; shape, flat, 
wrinkled and drawn to a point at the stem; color, dark orange; skin, 
rough, rather thin, parting easily from the flesh; core, rather small, 
_ open; seeds, numerous, round; flesh, dark, sections part easily, juicy; 
flavor, very sprightly, tart; quality, good; season, late; received from 
‘Riverside, Cal., in good condition June 20, 1887. 
Konah. 
The history of this orange I have from Mr. A. P. Combs, of River- 2 : 
‘side, Cal., who states as follows: 
About the year 1866 J. DeBarth Shorb, of San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, had _ 
a very fine orange sent to him from the island of Konah,in the Pacific Ocean. He 
