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base somewhat nippled; apex with a small dot in a med- 

 ium small basin; surface undulating, rough; oil cells 

 numerous, depressed; rind loosely attached, 1-8 inch in 

 thickness, pungent, aromatic; flesh translucent, tender; 

 juice cells small to medium, irregular; tissue thin; juice 

 abundant, translucent, flavor and acidity medium; seeds 

 present, plump, straw colored, of medium size, ten in num- 

 ber. Fruit heavy arid of good quality. Description from 

 specimens from J. E. Cutler, Riverside, Cal., by Division 

 of Pomology, U. S. D. A., and procured through the kind- 

 ness of Col. G. B. Brackett, Pomologist. 



Kino Kuni. Form oblate, much flattened, size small 

 to medium, 13-8x2 inches, 15-8x2 5-8 inches ; color deep 

 orange or orange red; stem slender; base usually creased 

 or roughened with four or five ridges ; calyx small, slightly 

 depressed; apex ending in a broad, shallow depression 

 nearly 3-16 inch deep; rind rather rough, separating read- 

 ily from the pulp, 1-8 inch or slightly less in thickness ; oil 

 cells conspicuous, depressed; sections usually thirteen in 

 number, irregular in size; flesh coarse grained, reddish 

 orange in color; juice sacks short, broad, blunt; juice 

 abundant, colored; pulp melting; acidity and sweetness 

 well blended; flavor sprightly; quality quite good; pith 

 open; seeds thirteen to fourteen, top-shaped, beaked; cotyle- 

 dons green; season November-December. 



Tree compactly headed, resembling Cleopatra; leaves 

 small; fruit of quite good quality, but not of much com- 

 mercial importance. 



It is not known when the variety Kino Kuni was first 

 introduced into Florida, but at present the tree in the grove 

 formerly owned by Mr. John Thomson at Clearwater Har- 

 bor, is the only one known to the writer. It is a Japanese 



