THE ORANGE. 643 



Brazilian. Brought to Florida from Louisiana a dozen years ago 

 by Rev. W. P. Gardner of Fort Myers, and but little known as 

 yet among orange growers. Highly recommended for vigor and 

 productiveness, with fruit of very fine quality, which hangs upon 

 the tree without deterioration until midsummer. 



Hart. (Hart's Late.) (Tardiff, Brown of Thos. Rivers.) A high- 

 class fruit with few seeds, slightly oblong, pale yellow, thin rind, 

 dark pulp with a brisk and racy flavor. This is largely planted 

 for its lateness, hanging throughout the summer without deteri^ 

 oration. Hart, Paper- Rind, Prata, and White show decided ad- 

 mixture of lemon. 



Originated in 1877 from seed procured by A. B. Chapman 

 San Gabriel, Cal., from Palestine. Tree thornless and strong 

 growing. Fruit oblong, almost seedless, with thin rind, solid, 

 juicy, and very sweet. Can be gathered early or left on the tree 

 till midsummer. Said to be the heaviest orange grown and one 

 of the most beautiful, and while some regard the flavor as hardly 

 first-rate, others praise it highly and think that when better 

 known it will be very largely planted. 



Paper-Rind. (Paper-Rind St. Michael's Fruit.) Light colored, 

 small, round, rather seedy, pungent, and aromatic, flesh very 

 firm and juicy. Ripens late and keeps well on the trees. Tree 

 dwarf, medium thorny, productive. Very desirable. Has more 

 specific gravity than almost any orange known ; a favorite for 

 market in California. 



Prata. (Silver Orange.) A favorite in some European markets ; 

 is as light-colored in pulp and rind as a lemon ; piquant and 

 delicious. 



White. Similar, but coarser and sweeter. 



Many of the choicest varieties of oranges owe their pecul- 

 iar excellence to admixtures, more or less remote, with some 

 other member of the citrus family. Hybrids of C. nobilis and 

 C. decumana are said to have developed a superlative refine- 

 ment in certain lines, indicating that when in the course of 

 time the efforts of experimenters shall have been crowned 

 with a fruit combining in harmonious proportions the best 

 qualities of all, the result will be an orange worth having. 



NAVEL ORANGES. 



This famous orange, broadly marked at the apex with an 

 umbilical appearance, belongs to the China section, having 

 the same slender and thornless habit, with few seeds and a 

 sweet pulp dashed with a subtile blending of acid, giving a 

 combination of rare delicacy. Originally from Brazil, it was 



