96 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



Described from specimens from the grove of C. W. 

 Butler, St. Petersburgh. Fruits well on rough lemonstock. 



Melitensis. Form rounded oval ; size large, 3 11-16 x 

 3 1-2 inches; apex navel marked, umbilicus not constricted 

 outward as in the Bahia, the apex being rounded instead ; 

 base flattened or rounded; calyx small, segments sharp 

 pointed; rind 1-8 inch thick, smooth; oil cells large, con- 

 spicuous and flush with the surface ; sections eight or more, 

 well defined ; quite regular ; flesh rather coarse ; color deep 

 yellow; juice sacks rather large, spindle-shaped; juice 

 plentiful, colored; pulp melting, free from rag; acidity 

 and sweetness not well blended, not quite acid enough, 

 rather flat in taste; quality fair; pith small, 1-4 inch or 

 more ; seeds none ; season November-December. 



This variety was introduced from Paris, France, by 

 the United States Department of Agriculture. It is not 

 prolific. 



Parson. Form rounded oblate; medium size, 2 3-4 x 

 31-8 inches, 3 x 37-16 inches; color light yellow, bright; 

 apex rounded or somewhat flattened; navel marked; base 

 rounded, sometimes creased; calyx small, blunt pointed; 

 rind smooth, thin, 1-8 to 3-16 inch; oil cells flush with the 

 surface; sections well defined, ten in number; flesh rather 

 coarse, orange yellow in color; juice sacks broad at the 

 base, spindle-shaped; juice abundant, fruit being well 

 filled out; pulp melting; acidity and sweetness well 

 blended; flavor rich, vinous, excellent; pith close, 1-2 inch 

 across; seeds present, twelve in number, oval, flattened, 

 pointed, large, 5-8 x 3-8 inch ; season December-January. 



According to Reasoner this variety was introduced 

 into Florida in 1869 by S. B. Parsons, of Flushing, Long 



