H6 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



rind smooth, but with the oil cells slightly depressed ; sec- 

 tions eleven, regular; flesh grayish green; bitter principle 

 not marked or present only in a very slight degree ; acidity 

 medium ; sweetness good ; seeds thirty-five, of medium size ; 

 season late. 



Aurantium is quite generally regarded as a hybrid. 

 Mr. James Mott, who introduced the variety, has written 

 the author as follows regarding its origin : "In the winter 

 of 1888. I found with Mr. J. C. Olouser, Longwood, Fla., 

 what seemed to me was a very superior pomelo, two quite 

 large trees, from buds he then told me he supposed were 

 orange when he took the buds from a small tree which he 

 found in an old abandoned seedling nursery. The nursery 

 was planted by a Mr. Henkle at an early date from sweet 

 orange seed procured from the noted Dummitt grove at 

 or near the head of Indian River." 



This variety, as already noted, is held to be a hybrid 

 between the sweet orange and the pomelo, and the character 

 of the fruit so different from that of the pomelo gives 

 color to this view. The quality is good, but falls short 

 of the standard of excellence for pomelos. 



DeSoto. Form oblate ; size 37-8x4 7-8 inches ; stem 

 stout; base creased; rind medium thick, compact; color 

 light yellow; oil cells very slightly elevated; sections fif- 

 teen, large, irregular; flesh light grayish; juice sacks 

 large, well filled, irregular; bitterness decidedly marked; 

 acidity medium; flavor and quality both good, though 

 slightly lacking in character; seeds forty-three, wedge- 

 shaped, large and plump; season late. A good seedling- 

 variety. 



In reference to the origin of this variety, Mr. John 

 Thomson, of Clearwater, Fla., says: "The variety is one 

 that I came across on the banks of the Peace River, near 



