THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA VARIETIES. 61 



HART'S TARDIVE. (See Valencia Late, which seems iden- 

 tical.) 



WHITE ORANGE. Fruit large, round, light yellow, flesh white, 

 like a lemon, very sweet, texture fine, ripens late. Tree a 

 dwarf. 



Blood Type. 



MALTA BLOOD. This is a popular variety. The fruit has a 

 red blush on the surface, which gives it a delightful appear- 

 ance not possessed by any other fruit. Fruit medium size, 

 oval, has a fine texture and flavor, and is sweeter and earlier 

 than the Maltese Blood. The pulp is marked as if streaked 

 and mottled with blood; has very few seeds. The tree is of a 

 dwarf habit and has a peculiar character of growth, very 

 readily distinguished. 



MALTESE BLOOD. Fruit oval in shape, medium in size, pulp 

 marked a vinous red. Ripens later than the Malta Blood. 



RUBY. Resembles the Malta Blood, and the pulp is marked 

 a vinous red. The tree is a good grower and prolific bearer. 



MEDITERRANEAN BLOOD. Florida. 



PIERCE BLOOD. Florida. 



LARGE BLOOD. Inferior. 



NICARAGUAN BLOOD. Inferior. 



Standard Varieties with No Distinctive Mark. 



Rio. Fruit and tree resemble the Mediterranean Sweet (see 

 page 63), but the fruit is much larger, and has a thick skin. 

 Ripens late and uneven. 



HOMOSASSA. Fruit deep orange red, flesh melting and juicy, 

 seeds, thorny. Ripens early. 



PARSON BROWN. Fruit medium, oblong, and slightly flattened 

 at the stem end, smooth skin, juicy and sweet ; is sweet from 

 the time it commences to turn. Tree medium thorny, a fair 

 grower and a good bearer. Ripens early. 



ASHER'S BEST. A strain of the Mediterranean Sweet, which 

 it resembles in both growth and fruit. 



MAJORCA. Fruit medium size, nearly round, smooth, juicy, 

 and few seeds. 



