THEIR CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT 



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VARIETIES OF ORANGES. 



THE STANDARDS 



Joppa. Introduced from Joppa, Palestine. 

 Fruit large and of red orange color, nearly 

 seedless ; thin rind ; pulp very fine, sweet and 

 juicy; tree thornless, upright grower. Its re- 

 markable characteristic is that it can be left 

 on the tree as late as July and still retain all 

 the features of a first-class shipper. April to 

 July. 



Interior citrus fruit packing house. 



King. Introduced from Siam. Fruit very 

 large; very rough rind, which adheres loosely 

 like all Mandarin types ; fruit much flattened, 

 color orange red; pulp juicy, meaty with a 

 peculiar attractive aromatic flavor of the very 

 best quality. Tree upright, vigorous grower 

 and quite thorny with rich, dark foliage. June 

 to August. 



Kumquat. A small species much cultivated 

 in China and Japan and known there as Kin- 

 Kan, which means gold orange. Kumquat is 

 Chinese for the same meaning. The fruit is 

 about the size of a very large gooseberry, but 

 decidedly more oval in form ; rind sweet ; juice 

 acid, very delicious and refreshing. The sweet 

 rind and the agreeable acid pulp make a 

 piquant combination relished by most palates. 

 Preserved in sugar by the Chinese and largely 

 used as a sweetmeat. Tree of dwarf habit and 

 very desirable for pot and garden culture, be- 

 ing both profitable and ornamental. May to 

 July. 



Mediterranean Sweet. Fruit medium to 

 large ; pulp solid and few seeds ; ripens late. 

 Tree is thornless and very productive ; very 

 widely distributed and popular. February. 



Ruby Blood. Fruit medium, nearly round, 

 skin very smooth and thin ; pulp rich, juicy 

 and melting. When the fruit is ripe, it is 

 streaked and mottled throughout with blood 

 red so intensely that at times it penetrates 

 through the skin ; much superior to the Mal- 

 tese Blood. Tree a strong vigorous grower 

 and thornless ; a regular and heavy bearer. 

 January to April. 



Satsuma. (Unshiu, Oonshiu). Introduced 

 from Japan. Tree of dwarfish habit, quite 

 thornless and bears when very young. The 

 first orange to ripen its fruit. yery hardy, 

 which in connection with its earliness makes 

 it an invaluable sort. Skin thin, deep yellow; 

 flesh very tender, juicy, sweet, delicious, en- 

 tirely seedless. October to December. 



St. Michael. Small, round, firm, thin skin, 

 pulp juicy and 

 very sweet ; tree 

 dwarfish habit ; a 

 good bearer; very 

 desirable variety. 

 February. 



Tangerine. (Dan- 

 cy's. ) Fruit of 

 medium size, of 

 the Mandarin 

 type. The pulp is 

 very sweet ; rind 

 thin and separating 

 readily. March. 



Thomson's Im- 

 proved Navel. Or- 

 iginated by A. C. 

 Thompson, of 

 Duarte. Fruit of 

 medium size, rind 

 very smooth and 

 thin; pulp juicy, 

 sweet and of firm 

 texture. Its earli- 

 ness, combined 

 with the smooth- 

 ness and the thin- 

 skinned find, have 

 given this variety 



n many localities a precedence over the Wash- 

 ngton Navel. November to January. 



Washington Navel Orange. 



Washington Navel. Of all foreign varieties 

 introduced, none have given California the 

 prominence and prestige as a great citrus sec- 

 tion that this remarkable variety has. It de- 



