H2 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



though, occasionally from one to four seeds are found, top- 

 shaped, broad, plump, not distinctly beaked as in others 

 of the group; season October-November. 



Tree thornless and of spreading dwarf habit, branches 

 reclinate, branchlets angled; leaves broad, tapering 

 abruptly toward the apex, petioles scarcely margined. The 

 leaves generally point upward and thus either follow the 

 direction of the branches or are at right angles to them. 

 The smaller fruits ripen first while the larger ones are 

 later in maturing. The Satsuma is at its best just when it 

 reaches maturity. In the extreme southern end of 

 Florida it does not color well, but remains green or greenish 

 for a considerable time after the juice has acquired its best 

 flavor. The variety is very hardy in north Florida and is 

 strongly recommended for planting in that portion of the 

 State. The fruit is well received in the markets, the trees 

 bear regularly a fair crop of fruit. Fruit and leaves some- 

 times attacked and distorted by the attacks of scab, caused 

 by Cladosporium elegans Penzig. 



Satsuma is a Japanese variety introduced into Florida 

 by Dr. Geo. B. Hall in 1876, and again by Mrs. Van Valk- 

 enburg in 1878. 



HYBRID VARIETIES. 



Tangerona. Form roundish-oblate ; size small, 2 3-16 

 x 2 1-2 inches, sinking 5-6 when placed in water; color 

 orange yellow; base rounded, very slightly irregular; 

 calyx small, lobes pointed; stem small; apex scarred, 

 slightly depressed; rind pebbled because of the elevated 

 oil cells, 1-8 inch thick, tightly attached; oil cells convex 

 at the outer sides, elevated above the rind so as to give 

 it a pebbled appearance and feeling; sections distinctly 

 marked, firmly attached to each other, eleven in number, 



