DESCRIPTIVE CATALOOUE. 



To facilitate selection, the most desirable of the following varieties are 

 marked with an asterisk, [*] 



THE SWEET ORANGE, (Citrus aurantium.) 



?rees of moderate size and compact form ; foliage dark green ; leaves 

 )blong, acute ; leaf-stalks winged, shoots whitish, flowers white, fruit 

 round, of a deep yellow color. It has received more attention than 

 the other species, hence the many varieties. 

 The Sweet Orange is divided into two classes the orange of Portugal, 

 and the China Orange. The former may be regarded as the type of the 

 species, and is the common sweet orange of Florida. The latter is distin- 

 guished by the smooth, thin skin, and the exceedingly sweet and tender 

 pulp of the fruit ; the foliage is less dense than that of the Portugal orange, 

 the leaves are more elliptical and acute, and the branches slender and strag- 

 gling. The Sweet Seville and Egg Orange of Florida are examples of the 

 China Orange ; the Navel and St. Michael's present some of the character- 

 istics of this class, and may perhaps be included in it. 



The Navel, C. A. Umbilicata; the Du Roi, C. A. Costata; the Blood, 

 C. A. Sanguinea ; the Egg, C. A. Pyrifonnis, are all distinctly marked va- 

 rieties. With these exceptions those varieties which have been fruited in 

 Florida have few distinctive characteristics. 



Arcadia. Size large; form somewhat flattened; color deep; skin 

 smooth; grain coarse, pulp melting, juice slightly sub-acid, quality good. 



Supposed seedling raised at Arcadia. Florida, and introduced by the Rev. 

 Wm. W. Hicks. 



Buena Vista. Synonym, Sweet Seville. Size medium, slightly flat- 

 tened, color dark crimson, skin smooth, pulp coarse, but melting ; juice 

 sub-acid, sprightly, with vinous flavor; quality good. 



Seedling raised by Col. F. L. Dancy, Orange Mills, Florida. 



Beach's No. 3. Size medium, shape flattened, color light orange, pulp 

 tender, juice sub-acid, ripens December 1. 



Introduced and raised by A. J. Beach & Son, Palatka, Florida. 



Botelha. A. variety from Mr. Rivers', the well-known nurseryman of 

 Sawbridgeworth, England. Fruit said to be of superior quality, having a 

 thin rind and rich pulp. 



