R. M. Teague Nurseries, San Dimas, Cal. 
A record bearing Valencia Late orange tree: a source of our selected bud supply. 
It was not, however, until about 1870 that exten- 
sive acreages began to be planted at Riverside and 
elsewhere, when citrus culture gave evidence of be- 
coming an important commercial enterprise. 
The real foundation for California supremacy in 
citrus culture was laid by the introduction of the two 
historical Washington Navel orange trees, from 
which sprang the vast acreage of Navel orchards that 
now grace the landscape of California. 
This variety was introduced into the United States 
by the Department of Agriculture in 1870 and propa- 
gated in the orange house at Washington, D. C. 
Two of these trees were sent to Mrs. L. C* Tibbets, 
of Riverside, in 1873. These two trees are now the 
most celebrated fruit trees in Riverside and are 
guarded with the most tender care by its citizens. In 
1913 one was transplanted to the grounds of the 
Mission Inn by the late Colonel Roosevelt during 
one of his visits to Southern California, the other 
still stands at the head of Magnolia avenue, where 
it enjoys the distinction of an enclosure with a tablet 
telling of its accomplishments. 
While the Washingon Navel played a most im- 
portant part in California citrus culture, it remained 
for the Valencia Late to complete the fame of Cali- 
fornia as an all-the-year shipper of citrus fruits. 
Ripening just as the shipment of Navels is about over, 
its fine keeping qualities enables us to continue ship- 
ments over a period of four or five months, or until 
the first of the new Navel crop is ready for market. 
