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Navel Orange Synonyms, Umbilical, Bakia, Pernambuco, Seedless 

 Orange, Embiguo. Size large to very large ; eye presenting an umbil- 

 ical appearance (from which it obtains its name); stem inserted in a 

 shallow-ribbed cavity, with deep lines; skin three-sixteenths thick; 

 longitudinal diameter three and five-eighths; transverse three and 

 three-quarters; flesh very fine, melting and tender; juice sweet, 

 sprightly, vinous and aromatic; quality first. Origin, Bahia, Brazil. 



Citrus Myrtifolia. Myrtle-leaved orange; fruit small and slightly 

 flattened; eye set in flattened depression; leaves like those of the 

 myrtle; flavor resembling that of a bitter-sweet. Fruit useless for 

 table. 



Sweet Seville, (Hicks'). Size small; slightly flattened; color com- 

 paratively deep; eye small, without depression; skin very smooth; 

 thickness of skin two-sixteenths; longitudinal diameter two inches; 

 transverse two and three-eighths; color darker than Navel orange; 

 foliage differs from other varieties examined ; leaves markedly obovate ; 

 average length about three and one-quarter inches ; width about two 

 and five-eighths; grain very fine, juicy and melting; juice very sweet 

 and sprightly; quality best; a superior fruit in every respect except 

 size. Supposed to be a seedling raised at Arcadia, St. John's county, 

 Florida. 



Arcadia. Size large; form somewhat flattened; color deep; eye 

 set in slight depression ; stalk inserted in a slight roughened cavity ; 

 skin smooth with marked pits; thickness of skin three-sixteenths; lon- 

 gitudinal diameter two and three-quarter inches ; transverse diameter 

 three an a quarter inches; color of flesh deep; grain coarse; pulp 

 melting; juice slightly sub-acid; quality good. Supposed seedling 

 raised at Arcadia, and introduced bv the Rev. William Watkin 

 Hicks. 



Bergamot. Form flattened, with projecting nipple; color deep 

 lemon ; eye absent, and its place occupied by a nipple-like projection ; 

 stem inserted in a slight depression ; skin two-sixteenths ; longitudinal 

 diameter through nipple three inches ; transverse three inches ; color of 

 pulp nearly white; juice sweet and watery without any decided flavor; 

 rind possesses a pear-like fragrance, from which perfumers obtain their 

 bergamot essences. Only worthy of cultivation as a curiosity. 



Nonpareil. Size about medium ; somewhat flattened ; color ordi- 

 nary ; eye broad and set in a slightly depressed cavity ; stem inserted 

 in a level, scarred surface; skin three-sixteenths thick; longitudinal 

 diameter two and three-quarters of an inch; transverse diameter three* 

 and a quarter ; color of flesh ordinary ; grain fine ; pulp melting and 

 tender; juice sub-acid and vinous; quality good. Seedling raised by 

 Mrs. Mary Richard, Arlington river, Duval county, Florida. 



Magnum Bonum. Size large to very large; flattened; color light- 

 clear orange; eye set in a slight cavity; stem inserted in a narrow 

 depression ; skin smooth and glossy ; thickness of skin two-sixteenths ; 

 longitudinal three inches, and the transverse three and five-eighths; 



