122 Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture. 



g 9 p 



DESCRIPTION. 



Form roundish; large; cavity very small, shallow, somewhat furrowed; 

 stem slender; apex a small tip in a very shallow basin; surface slightly 

 undulating with indented dots; color rich orange yellow; oil cells numer- 

 ous; rind relatively smooth, adherence medium, rather thin and tender; 

 segments 10 to 12, fairly regular in size; flesh pale orange, tender; cells 

 large, iiregular, enveloping tissue thin; core nearly solid, filled with white 

 pith; juice translucent, abundant; saeds plump, medium in size, straw 

 color, few in number; flavor slightly subacid, pleasant; quality very good; 

 season begins in July, but is mainly during August and September in 

 Florida. 



The tree is said to be hardier than most standard varieties. 

 It makes a thrifty growth and is very productive. The 

 fruit is said to hang to the tree well during the rainy season 

 in Florida, which usually begins in June and lasts several 

 weeks. The fruit ripens during a period when about the 

 only oranges in the market are Valencias from California. 

 It is remarkably heavy, does not lose moisture rapidly, and 

 possesses excellent shipping and keeping qualities. 



Its early promise of exceptional value has been fully real- 

 ized as the older trees have come into bearing. It is consid- 

 ered of special importance as a late variety in the orange dis- 

 tricts of Florida and worthy of careful test in other orange 

 districts. 



The specimen illustrated in Plate XIII was supplied in 

 1911 by the Glen St. Mary Nurseries Co., Glen St. Mary, 

 Baker County, Fla. 



BOONE CHESTNUT. 



Synonym: Daniel Boone. 



[PLATE XIV.] 



EARLY HISTORY. 



The Boone chestnut originated with the late George W. 

 Endicott, of Villa Kidge, Pulaski County, 111., and is a seedling 

 of the Giant (Japan Giant) pollinated with an American 

 chestnut. According to the originator, it took him seven 

 years to find a tree of the latter which blossomed early 

 enough to furnish pollen with which to pollinate the Giant. 

 After finding one, he pollinated 20 blossoms of the Japanese 

 variety in 1895. From this work he obtained 14 nuts. 

 These were stored in moist sand during the following winter, 

 and on April 1, 1896, they were planted. 



