430 SELECT VARIETIES OF FIIUITC. 



dotted with long greenish white specks ; flesh white, tinged 

 with red at the center. An abundant bearer. 



Brown Ischia, Medium size, roundish turbinate, light 

 brown or chestnut-colored ; flesh purple, sweet, and high- 

 flavored. An excellent bearer. 



Brown Turkey. Large, pyriform ; brownish red, cov- 

 ered with blue bloom ; flesh red and very luscious. Tree 

 very hardy and prolific. 



Brunswick* Very large, pyriform, depressed at apex ; 

 greenish yellow, with violet brown on sun side; flesh 

 tinged with red at center, rich and excellent. Tree one of 

 the hardiest, and a capital bearer. 



Early Violet. Small, roundish, brownish red, covered 

 with a blue bloom ; flesh red, fine flavored ; tree hardy 

 and abundant bearer. One of the best for pots and 

 forcing. 



PergUSSata. Small, round, compressed at ends ; pur- 

 pi isli brown, with pale spots in the sun ; flesh deep red, 

 rich and luscious. Hangs a long time. 



White Genoa. Large, roundish turbinate; skin thin, 

 pale yellowish ; flesh red, excellent flavor ; only a mod- 

 erate bearer. 



SECTION 17. CHANGES CITRUS. 



The cultivation of the Orange is now attracting more at- 

 tention in Florida and Southern California, than it has ever 

 done before. In some parts of Florida the Indian 

 River country, in particular the crop rarely fails from 

 any cause, and the fruit is of the finest quality. Where 

 the soil is suitable, and proper care bestowed on the 

 cultivation, an orange grove must be quite as profitable 

 as the best of our Northern orchards. 



