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delightful aromatic-acid flavor. In the 

 better varieties the pulp is almost 

 wholly free from seeds and "rag.'' 

 The Pomelo commands good prices in 

 the eastern markets, the supply at 

 present being insufficient to meet the 

 demand. Trees hardy" as the orange 

 and should be handled in the same 

 manner, except that being a more 

 thrifty grower trees should never be 

 set closer than 24 feet. 



The tree being a prolific bearer, it 

 should be well fed in order to produce 

 large and well flavored fruit, other- 

 wise the fruit will be small, dry, 

 woody and poorly flavored. When the 

 trees are heavily loaded it will be 

 found best to thin out the fruit so that 

 the remainder will properly develop. 

 In the case of a full bearing Pomelo 

 orchard, it is essential to irrigate of- 

 tener than with oranges, and especial- 

 ly when the fruit begins to mature. 



Unlike the orange or lemon, the 

 large size Pomelo is most in demand 

 and there is little sale for the smaller 

 fruit. The sizes meeting with the 

 most ready sale are 48s, 64s and 80s. 

 They are packed in the standard 

 orange box and in much the same 

 manner, excepting that the grading for 

 size is usually done by hand much the 

 same as with lemons. Only the 

 larger markets demand straight cars 

 of Pomelos. Lots of from 25 to 50 

 boxes in mixed cars of oranges and 

 lemons realize the best prices. 



THE STANDARDS 



Marsh's Seedless. This Pomelo is deserving 

 of more attention than it has been receiving. 

 It has so many points in its favor over other 

 varieties that it stands in the same relation 

 to the ordinary Pomelos that the Washington 

 Navel oranges do to the general run of or- 

 anges. Size medium, skin very smooth, 

 glossy lemon yellow color, pulp juicy with 

 very little rag. With the absence of seeds, 

 or nearly so, one of the principal objections 

 to serving Pomelos is removed. The fruit 

 will hang on the trees until late in Septem- 

 ber, retaining all of its juices and piquant, 

 aromatic flavor, without any sign of deterio- 

 ration. This is largely due to its having no 

 seeds which would germinate if kept until 

 late in the season. Of all the citrus family, 

 no tree is so showy as the Pomelo, with its 

 immense clusters of yellow globes set off with 

 a background of deep dark green foliage. 

 Can be eaten out of the hand with relish 

 wtihout the addition of sugar late in the 

 season. 



Triumph. Medium size ; peel smooth, clear, 

 thin and fine grained ; less "rag" than in most 

 Pomelos and fewer seeds ; very heavy, juicy 

 and well flavored. No bitter in the juice, 

 flesh nor membrane surrounding the cells and 

 dividing the segments, and very little in the 

 white inner lining of the peel. Tree bears 

 young; one of the best of the imported varie- 

 ties. 



Marsh Seedless Pomelo. 



