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10. THOMPSON'S IMPROVED NAVEL ORANGE. The 

 tree is as vigorous as the Bahia orange, and is thornless. 

 It is well productive under the same treatment . as 

 the Bahia orange, the fruit being middling or large, 

 distinctly oval, always with a well marked navel. The 

 peel is perfectly smooth, and though thin is very tough. 

 The pulp is seedless, and of .firmer texture than that. -of* 

 the Bahia orange. 



n. The GOLDEN BUCKEYE NAVEL ORANGE. The 

 tree is middling, thornless, with smaller leaves than any 

 of the three navel oranges above mentioned. The fruit is 

 oblong, with a very smooth and thin peel, of a yellow or 

 yellowish-orange colour, having narrow longitudinal 

 bands of deep orange. Pulp seedless, aromatic, of a very 

 firm and dry texture. The tree is not very productive. 



12. The WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE. The tree 

 is middling, but vigorous, and is productive. The fruit 

 is large or very large, usually oval, with an obtuse but 

 well marked navel, and thin smooth peel. The pulp is 

 seedless, with little or no rag, of very fine flavour, sweet 

 and aromatic, fully equal to the Bahia orange at its best. 



Other oranges recently introduced in these Islands 

 are Valencia Late, Navalencia, and Joppa Late, but they 

 have not yet fruited. 



THE KUMQUAT OR KIN-KAN. 



(Citrus japonica] 



The Kumquat-tree (N[ = faring gappunis, taring ta I 

 ksari ) is small or middling in size, but is fairly vigorous. 

 It has narrow, pointed, dark; green foliage. The 

 blossoms are small and white, and usually appear late 

 in spring, and are succeeded by other blossoms at 

 intervals during the summer. The fruits are small, 

 hardly more than 3 c.m. in diameter, with a very 

 tender peel, and a juicy pulp markedly acid, but of* fine 

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