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once arises. The California grades are thus described by 

 B. M. LeLong: 



"Oranges classed as 'fancy' should be extra bright, 

 with very smooth, thin skin. Rough, thick-skinned fruit, 

 be it ever so bright, should never be classed as fancy. 



"Oranges classed as 'choice bright' should be strictly 

 bright and of fairly smooth skin and desirable size. 



"Oranges classed as 'bright' should be bright and 

 free from smut." 



Mr. W. S. Hart's grades may be thus described: 



Fancy Bright, smooth, thin-skinned, without specks, 

 spots or injuries. Quality and appearance fancy. 



No. 1 Smooth, thin-skinned, with a few small spots 

 or specks. Quality equal to Fancy grade. 



No. 2 Large spots or marks, slight indentures and 

 discolorations. 



The author's preference would be to use a classifica- 

 tion of grades somewhat like the latter and designate 

 the fruit as Bright Fancy, Bright No. 1, Bright No. 2; 

 Russet Fancy and Russet No. 1. Two grades of russets 

 will generally be found sufficient. 



The fruit should be carefully culled. Fruits showing 

 large unsightly marks, sunburned specimens, thorned or 

 bruised fruit, fruit showing marks of die-back (ammon- 

 iated), creased fruit and fruit that for any reason does 

 not look well and will not carry well should not be 

 shipped. Its place is in the cull heap. 



Time to Grade. Grading may be done in the grove 

 or the fruit may be graded in the packing house. The 

 former plan will save handling, but if there is sufficient 

 room, the fruit may be graded better in the packing house 

 than in the field. 



