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Barry, from whom they were imported into. this country, though 

 it is claimed that the latter arrived labeled Shaddock. They 

 were requested to compare the samples with trees and fruit in 

 their possession, and, if possible, give their true name. They 

 replied substantially as follows, May 8th, 1879: 



"'The oranges arrived safe, but the foliage was so blackened 

 and broken they could not make the necessary comparison. 

 They thought the large orange (Mediterranean Sweet) was the 

 finest they ever cut. The small one (Exquisite) was evidently 

 imperfect. They received those varieties from Rivers, of Eng- 

 land, but had not fruited them. It did not pay there to give 

 them the care and place they need to yield fruit in perfection. 

 They could not give the desired information.'" 



They sent twigs and leaves of the Exquisite which compared 

 favorably with those of the Exquisite here, but they were very 

 different from those of the Mediterranean Sweet. 



A branch and sample of leaves were sent to A. I. Bidvvell, 

 the leading nurseryman of Florida, who replied that he recog- 

 nized the branch as the so-called Mediterranean Sweet, and that 

 he had several trees of this variety in his nursery. He sent by 

 mail a small budded tree of the Exquisite, which he said would 

 be found to be entirely distinct from the branch sent him. 



The tree sent by Mr. Bidwell came through in good order, 

 without a wilted leaf. The foliage was like that of the Exquisite 

 sent us by Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry, and fully establishes 

 the character of this variety, which is a dwarf, of light growth, 

 small leaves, short, slender thorns, being unlike the Mediter- 

 ranean Sweet in every respect. 



The Mediterranean Sweet is unlike any other orange known 

 to the fruit-growers of Southern California. It was sent from 

 this State to Florida under the name by which it is now known. 



The firm of Ellwanger and Barry stands at the head of nur- 

 serymen in the United States, and Mr. Barry is Chairman of 

 the General Fruit Committee of the American Pomological 

 Society. This renders of great value their testimony that the 

 Mediterranean Sweet was the finest orange they had ever cut. 



The Navel is a native of Bahia, Brazil. It is a good orange, 

 the most prominent distinguishing feature being a protuberance 



