NEW GUIDE TO ORANGE CULTURE. 



St. Michael's. Size medium, round, pale yellow, seedless, skin thin, 

 pulp sweet and delicious. Tree prolific. One of the best. 

 Imported from the Island of St. Michael's, one of the Azores. 



Tahiti. Large size, round, pale yellow", skin very thin, grain fine, pulp 

 tender and melting, juice sub-acid and delicious. Tree thorny and prolific. 



Origin, Tahiti, one of the South Sea Islands, from whence California 

 formerly received its supply of oranges. Introduced by Mr. Wm. New- 

 bold, of Crescent City, Fla. 



TardifF. Synonym, Harfs Late.. Size medium, skin smooth and thin, 

 grain fine, with a brisk and racy flavor ; ripens late, and remains in full 

 perfection until July 1- Desirable. 



Seedling raised by E. H. Hart, of Federal Point, Fla. 



White. Large, color pale yellow, flesh very pale, flavor rich and good. 

 A variety from Rivers. 



THE BIGARADE ORANGE, (61 bigaradia*) 



The Bigarade, Seville, or Bitter Orange, is distinguished from the Sweet 

 Orange by the lighter color of its foliage, spiny branches, and broader 

 winged leaf -stalks. Flowers very white and sweet-scented. Fruit round, 

 rough, of a dark reddish yellow color, filled with a sour or bitter pulp. It 

 is the hardiest of all the species. 



Many varieties are cultivated in Europe, chiefly for the perfume obtained 

 from the flowers- 



Sour. Fruit large, round, color dark, grain coarse, pulp less bitter than 

 usual, juice very acid. Retains its perfection until very late in the season, 

 and is much prized during summer for its refreshing acid juice. It is also 

 used in making marmalade and conserves. The young trees form the best 

 stocks on which to propagate the other species ; it also makes a desirable 

 and ornamental shade-tree. 



A variety of the native or wild orange of Florida. 



Bitter Sweet. Medium size, round, color light, juice sweet and pleas- 

 ant when separated from the inner bitter rind. Highly esteemed as a sto- 

 machic and tonic. It is much used in summer as a substitute for the sweet 

 fruit. 



Like the above, one of the native wild varieties of Florida. 



Variegated- Leaved. ^ ot vet fruited in Florida. Leaves mottled 

 with white, pale straw color, and several shades of green. 

 An imported variety. 



Myrtifolia, (Myrtle-Leaved.) Fruit small and slightly flattened- Fla 



