380 CALIFORNIA FRUITS I HOW TO GROW THEM 



Malta Blood. Fruit small to medium, oval; flesh fine texture and flavor, 

 streaked and mottled with red ; few seeds. The tree is thornless and regular 

 and heavy bearer. 



Ruby. Medium size, roundish; when ripe often reddened by deep red pulp 

 within; juicy and snrightly, often rather acid; tree vigorous, thornless and a 

 good bearer. 



Mediterranean Sweet. Fruit medium to large, pulp and skin of fine texture, 

 very solid and few seeds ; ripens late, often not until May or June. The tree 

 is thornless and of dwarf habit of growth and is inclined to overbear. It was 

 at one time the most widely-distributed variety in the State, next to the Wash- 

 ington Navel, but has recently been largely budded over. It was introduced and 

 named by T. A. Garey, of Los Angeles. 



Paper Rind St. Michael. Fruit small, round, very firm and very juicy; pale, 

 thin skin; very elegant in appearance. It ripens late and keeps well on the 

 trees as late as August; tree is of dwarf habit, medium thorny, a good bearer, 

 and very desirable. 



Kumquat (Citrus Japonica}. Fruit very small, oblong or olive shaped, rind' 

 thick, yellow, smooth ; sweet-scented ; very little pulp ; containing many seeds ; 

 tree dwarf (a bush), a prolific bearer. Chiefly used for conserves. 



Dancy's Tangerine, or Kid Glove. Leaves broad, fruit flat, small to medium, 

 reddish; skin separating readily from the pulp; flesh juicy and aromatic. 



Satsuma (Unshiu Oonshiu). A considerable acreage of this variety, planted 

 ten years ago on dwarfing stock, has availed very little commercially. At 

 present there is disposition to grow the variety on sweet orange stock because 

 of its earliness, but this practice has been recently condemned by Florida experi- 

 ence, where it is held that it must be grown on the trifolicata root. Tree quite 

 hardy, fruit irregular in size, but usually medium size, flattened ; rind easily 

 detached ; fine texture, sweet and nearly seedless. 



Mandarin, Willow-Leaved. Medium sized, flattened, deep yellow; flesh dark 

 orange, skin loose; tree compact, ornamental. 



King. Of the Mandarin class; large, rough skinned, skin and segments 

 loose, pulp high flavored, sweet, aromatic. 



STANDARD PACK FOR CITRUS FRUITS 



A standard orange box in California is 12 x 12 x 26 inches outside 

 measurements with a fruit space 11^ x 11^ x24 inches, and its weight 

 is usually estimated at 72 pounds. A standard California lemon box 

 is 10^ x 14 x 27 inches outside measurements, divided also into two 

 compartments. Pomelos are packed in the orange box, while the 

 Tangerines, Mandarins and other kid glove varieties are packed in 

 half boxes of the orange size, two of which are cleated together for 

 shipment. In rare instances they are packed in quarter boxes, four 

 being cleated together. 



A carload of packed oranges varies some in number of boxes in 

 keeping with the size of the car. A 36-foot car will take 336 boxes, 

 the 40-foot car 384, and the 42-foot 408. In lemons the 36-foot car 

 will take 288 boxes, the 40-foot car 312, and the 42-foot car 336. When 

 packed the boxes are placed on end two tiers high and six rows wide, 

 with a space for ventilation between each and every box, made feasible 

 by nailing small strips of lumber of sufficient strength crosswise of the 

 car. 



In oranges the regular sizes are 126, 150, 176, 200, 216; small 

 "off-sizes" 250, 324, 360; large "off-sizes" 64, 80, 96, 112. The relative 



