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the stem; quality very good; a late keeper. Much prized as a ship- 

 per in Florida, but it needs good culture and soil fertilization. 



Mediterranean Sweet. Medium to large; color yellow. Flesh 

 solid, but of fine texture with few seeds. Season, very late on west 

 coast, where it was the leading variety prior to the advent of the 

 Bahia or Navel. Popular in Arizona, where it ripens much earlier. 

 It also ripens much earlier in Florida. 



May's Best. Medium, round, yellow; quality good; season quite 

 \ early. A commercial variety south of Tampa in Florida. 



Old Vini. Large, round, yellow; quality very good. Season, 

 quite early. A Florida seedling now commercial south of Tampa 

 in Florida. 



Paper Rind St. Michael. Small, round. Flesh very firm, juicy, 

 very good; skin very thin. Season, late in California, but earlier in 



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Paper Rird. 



Arizona and Florida. Tree of dwarf habit; an excellent bearer, and 

 extensively grown to follow the Naval. 



Parson Brown. Medium round, . yellow; quality good. A 

 Florida seedling, much grown on account mainly of its early ripening. 



Pineapple. Large, round; color yellow, with violet shading. 



