94 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



Australian. Fruit seedy, varying in size from large 

 to small, and splits at the navel, which is usually large 

 and prominent. Tree strong grower, but a very shy bearer. 

 (Lelong.) 



Introduced from Australia by Lewis Wolfskill, of Los 

 Angeles, Cal., in 1874. Once largely planted in Califor- 

 nia, but now replaced by Bahia. 



Bahia (Washington Navel, Riverside Navel). Form 

 rounded ; somewhat tapering towards the apex ; size large, 

 3 1-4 x 3 1-4 inches, 35-8x3 1-2 inches ; color orange or 

 orange yellow; apex terminating in an umbilicus, taper- 

 ing slightly outwards, flattened on the tip; base rounded 

 or somewhat flattened and frequently creased; calyx 

 small ; rind smooth, tough, leathery, 1-8 to 1-4 inch thick ; 

 oil cells large, almost globose; sections well defined, nine 

 to eleven in number; flesh rather coarse, deep orange yel- 

 low in color; juice sacks rather large, spindle-shaped; 

 juice plentiful, but in poor specimens inclined to run slack 

 in the stem end; pulp melting; acidity and sweetness well 

 blended; flavor rich, vinous; quality excellent; seeds ab- 

 sent; season December-February, or later. 



This is the great commercial orange of California, but 

 in Florida it has not been a success owing to the fact that 

 it is not sufficiently prolific. When planted in the latter 

 State it should be worked either on rough lemon or tri- 

 foliate stock. 



According to some writers the Bahia Navel was 

 planted in Florida previous to 1835, but disappeared in the 

 freeze of that year. But whether this can be substantiated 

 or not, the Bahia of to-day was received by the late Wm. 

 Saunders, of the U. S. Agricultural Department, in 1870. 

 Trees of this importation were distributed and two were 



