THE SWEET ORANGES VARIETIES. 



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An orange of very good quality with small, bright 

 characteristic foliage. The blood marking in the fruit 

 shows only on old trees and then not until late in the 

 season, sometimes not at all. Its greatest failing lies in 

 its not being sufficiently prolific. Introduced from South- 

 ern Europe. 



Ruby Form round or slightly oblong ; small to large, 

 23-4 x 3 1-4 inches, 21-2x2 3-4 inches; color deep yellow 



Fig. 18. Ruby Oranges. 



or orange, reddish when fully matured; apex rounded, 

 scarred, sometimes navel marked; base rounded, smooth; 

 calyx small, lobes short and blunt; rind smooth, shiny, 

 1-8 inch thick; oil cells small, almost globular; sections 

 small, regular, twelve in number ; flesh fine grained, yel- 

 low early in the season, streaked with red in mid-season, 

 and blood-red when fully ripe; juice sacks small; juice 

 plentiful, colored; pulp melting; acidity and sweetness 

 well blended; flavor rich, vinous; quality excellent; pith 

 small, compact, 5-16 inch across ; seeds present, plum]) 



