THE SWEET ORANGES VARIETIES. 77 



H. Foster, Manatee, Fla. It was introduced by Reasoner 

 Bros. Oneco, Fla., about 1883. 



Hick (Hick's Sweet Seville). Form rounded oblate; 

 size medium, 27-8x3 inches; color orange, bright; apex 

 rounded, scarred; base smooth; calyx small; rind smooth 

 or with the large conspicuous oil cells projecting a little 

 above the surface, 1-8 inch or slightly more in thickness ; 

 sections regular, ten in number ; flesh fairly coarse grained, 

 yellowish orange in color; juice sacks medium to large, 

 spindle-shaped ; juice abundant, colored ; acidity and sweet- 

 ness not very well combined, scarcely enough acid; flavor 

 agreeable but lacking in character; pith compact, 3-8 inch 

 across; seeds present, oblong, ridged, large, 5-8 x 1-4 inch, 

 ten in number; season early. 



Hick is supposed to be a seedling variety, originated 

 at Arcadia, Florida. 



Homosassa. Form round or slightly oblate ; size med- 

 ium to large, 23-4x2 1-16 inches, 3x3 7-16 inches ; color 

 yellow or orange yellow; apex rounded, slightly depressed 

 and scarred; base round or somewhat flat, sometimes 

 slightly creased; calyx small, slightly pointed; rind 1-8 

 inch thick, tough smooth; oil cells slightly sunken or 

 flush with the surface; sections large, eleven in number, 

 fairly regular; flesh coarse grained, yellow; juice sacks 

 large, spindle-shaped ; pulp melting ; remarkably free from 

 rag; acidity and sweetness well blended; flavor sprightly, 

 rich and vinous ; quality excellent ; pitch 9-16 inch across, 

 solid; seeds present, twenty to twenty-four in number, 

 plump, beaked or pointed, large, 3-4 x 3-8 inch; season 

 December-February. 



This variety is one of the best of the Florida seedlings. 

 According to Reasoner it originated in the grove of Hon. 

 Mr. Yulee at Homosassa, Fla. 



