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Homosassa. Medium, round, yellow; quality very good, combin- 

 ing the sweetness of the Chinese strain with the juiciness and spright- 

 liness of the Portuguese type. Commercial. 



Imperial Blood. Medium, round; color yellow, with red shading. 

 Flesh shaded with red; type good. A seedling originating in 

 Florida of the Maltese Blood. Commercial. 



Jaffa. Almost identical with Majorka, but is sweeter and re- 

 garded in most localities a more regular bearer. Double-starred in 

 Florida and parts of Arizona. Malta. 



Jaffa Blood. Small to medium, oval; "color orange, with patches 

 of bright red. Flesh colored like Malta Blood; quality best. Quite 

 as profitable as Jaffa, though smaller in size. 



Joppa. Medium, very heavy, oblong in form; color yellow with 

 red cheek. Flesh firm, juicy, with peculiar flavor that many like, 

 while others regard it only fair in quality. Grown in California 

 from seed obtained from Palestine. 



Kumquat. Small, three-quarters to one and one-quarter inches in 

 diameter, with sweet, thick rind and acid pulp. A large shrub, much 

 hardier than the orange, that loads with the small fruit. Two varieties 

 are cultivated differing only in shape, one being round, the other oval. 

 They are widely grown across the continent on the south limit. The 

 fruit is preserved, and also used for dessert, the rind as well as pulp 

 being eaten. The bushes are often potted for ornamental use in 

 living-rooms. 



Madam Vinous. Medium, round, yellow; quality best. Origi- 

 nated in Florida, where it is double-starred by the American Porno- 

 logical Society. 



Majorca. Medium, nearly round; color orange-yellow. Flesh 

 fine-grained, tender, vinous, very good. Popular market variety in 

 Florida and also in extreme Southwest Texas and in Arizona. 

 Malta. 



Maltese Blood. Small to medium, oval; color yellow, with patches 

 of rosy red. Flesh tender with delicious flavor, streaked and mottled 

 with red ; seeds few. A dessert variety grown in Florida, Arizona, and 

 California. The tree rarely shows thorns. 



Maltese Egg. Small, oval; color orange and red; quality best. A 

 fair grower and heavy bearer in South Florida, Arizona, and Cali- 

 fornia. 



Maltese Oval (Gary's Mediterranean). Medium, oblong, flattened at 



