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richest in flavour. The Mandarin is flatter, darker, and a trifle larger, sweet, and with 

 rind so tender as to be edible. The Japanese variety, Satsuma, is larger still and pro- 

 ductive, the Kumquat (also Japanese) being very dwarf, bearing small fruit, chiefly 

 valuable for preserves and marmalade. 



ST. MICHAEL ORANGES. 



ST. MICHAEL'S. Fruit medium to large, flattened ; 

 rind medium to thin ; pulp solid and melting, with 

 few seeds; ripens early (December) and keeps 

 well ; tree forms a large specimen as a standard, 

 and is a prolific bearer. Botelha and Exquisite are 

 good varieties of St. Michael's. 



SILVER. Fruit medium to large ; rind pale yellow 

 and very thin ; flesh pale, juicy, piquant, and deli- 

 cious ; tree free in growth and a good bearer, 

 forming a handsome specimen. 



SUSTAIN. Fruit large, remarkably bright, with a thin 

 rind ; pulp solid, melting, very juicy and high 

 flavoured ; one of the best. 



VARIEGATED. Fruit roundish oval, medium size ; rind 

 pale yellow, striped with green ; pulp very juicy, 

 brisk and piquant in flavour ; tree ornamental, the 

 leaves being margined with white ; a good bearer. 



WHITE. Fruit large ; rind pale yellow, striped ; flesh 

 very pale ; flavour excellent ; tree a good grower 

 and free bearer. 



MALTA ORANGES. 



BLOOD. Fruit medium to large, oval ; rind medium to 

 thin ; flesh variable, from dark red to pale yellow ; 

 flesh solid, juicy, with few seeds, and richly fla- 

 voured ; tree sturdy, and a very free bearer, many 

 trees being ruined by over-cropping whilst young. 



EGG OR OVAL. Fruit large, oval ; rind rather thick ; 

 pulp without blood-stains ; juicy, but not very 

 rich ; tree similar to the Blood, very floriferous 

 and a great bearer, succeeding well in pots, tubs, 

 or planted-out. 



BRAZIL AND OTHER ORANGES. 



EMBIGUO. Fruit large, round, with a nipple-like 

 excrescence at the apex ; rind thin and smooth ; 

 pulp pale, solid, melting, nearly seedless, juicy, and 

 delicious ; tree a free grower, although it does not 

 attain a very large size, prolific, and commences to 

 bear when young. 



PERNAMBUCO. Fruit large, shining ; rind thin ; pulp 

 solid, melting, juicy, and delicious ; tree a strong 



grower, and, though not an early, an excellent 

 bearer. 



VALENCIA LATE (Rivers' s Late). Fruit large, oblong ; 

 rind thin; flesh very firm, juicy, and deliciously 

 flavoured ; ripens late, sometimes continuing the 

 supply till August ; tree vigorous, and a good 

 bearer, but not free when young. One of the best 

 varieties. 



Six for planting in borders. 

 Botelha. 

 Sustain. 

 Variegated. 

 Embiguo. 

 Pernambuco. 

 Valencia Late. 



SELECTIONS OF ORANGES. 



Three for planting in borders. 

 Sustain. 

 Variegated 

 Pernambuco. 



Two for planting in borders. 

 Sustain. 

 Pernambuco. 



Three for pots or tubs. 

 St. Michael's Tangierine. 

 Exquisite. 

 Blood. 



Two for pots or tubs. 

 St. Michael's Tangierine. 

 Blood. 



