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red; apex rounded, smooth; base rounded; calyx small, 

 pointed; rind smooth, leathery, 1-8 inch thick; oil cells of 

 medium size, flattened ; sections eleven, well defined, fairly 

 regular; flesh yellow in color, fine grained; juice sacks 

 narrow, elongated; juice abundant, colored; pulp melt- 

 ing; acidity and sweetness normal and well blended; 

 flavor rich; quality excellent; pith small; seeds present, 

 about nine in number, plano-convex, short, rounded, 

 plump, 1-2 x 1-4 inch; season December-February. 



Imported by the late General Sanford from Palestine 

 about 1883. 



Joppa (Joppa Late). Form oblong, shouldered, larg- 

 est below the median line, tapering towards the calyx; 

 size medium, 27-8 x 213-16 inches; color orange; apex 

 rounded, smooth; base slightly roughened and creased; 

 calyx 3 inches across; rind somewhat rough; oil cells 

 slightly indented in some cases, but usually flush with the 

 surface; thickness, 3-16 inch; sections ten in number, well 

 defined ; flesh fine grained, orange in color ; juice sacks 

 small, pointed ; juice plentiful, colored ; pulp melting ; 

 acidity and sweetness normal; flavor good, quality fair; 

 pith small, 1-4 to 3-8 inch in diameter; seeds few, small, 

 plump, roundish ; season January-March. 



Originated at San Gabriel, Gal., by Mr. A. B. Ghap- 

 man, from seed secured from Joppa, Palestine. 



Majorca. Form rounded or slightly oblate ; size small 

 to medium, 25-8x2 7-8 inches, 27-8x3 1-16 inches; color 

 orange; apex rounded; base rounded, smooth; calyx small; 

 rind smooth, thin, tough, 1-8 inch thick; oil cells small, 

 flush with the surface; sections small, regular, thirteen 

 in number; flesh fine grained, orange colored, composed 

 of slender, spindle-shaped juice sacks; juice abundant, 

 colored ; pulp melting ; acidity and sweetness well blended ; 



