CHAPTER XVII. 

 MANDARIN ORANGES VARIETIES. 



Beauty (Beauty) 

 of Glen Retreat.) 

 Form oblate, de- 

 cidedly flattened, 

 sections showing 

 through the rind ; 

 size medium, 2 1-8 

 x 215-16 inches, 

 2 3-16 x 2 13-16 

 inches ; stem small 

 and slender; apex 

 flat or with a very 

 slight depression ; 

 base slightly de- 

 pressed and ridged 

 about the calyx ; 

 color deep reddish 

 orange, not so 



highly colored as Dancy, glossy; rind smooth, very thin 

 1-16 of an inch or slightly more in thickness ; oil cells flush 

 with the surface, large, conspicuous, elliptical, oval or 

 much flattened, frequently set in the pithy lining of the 

 rind from which they may be detached easily ; sections ten 

 or more, clearly defined, regular; rag almost entirely lack- 

 ing; flesh orange colored; juice sacks broad, blunt; pulp 

 melting; juice plentiful, orange colored; flavor distinct, 

 rich, vinous; acidity and sweetness well blended; seeds 



Fig". 20. King Mandarin Orange Tree 

 in Fruit. 



