PACKING CITRUS FRUITS 



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Golden Nugget Navel. Young wood willowy and slender, tree umbra- 

 geous; fruit smooth, solid, thin-skinned, rather oblong and good size, rich 

 golden color ; pulp free from rag, and delicious. 



Australian Navel. A coarser type of the Navel introduced from Australia 

 in 1874 by Lewis Wolfskill, of Los Angeles, and largely propagated formerly. 

 It has now been practically abandoned for the Washington Navel. It seems 

 to be of more account at some points in the San Joaquin Valley than elsewhere. 



Valencia Late (Hart's Tardiff). Medium size, oblong, pale yellow; flesh' 

 rich, deep yellow, sprightly and crisp; tree a strong grower, slightly thorny. 

 Ripens late, and valuable for late shipping. 



Malta Blood. Fruit small to medium, oval; flesh fine texture and flavor, 

 streaked and mottled with red; few seeds. The tree is thornless and regular 

 and heavy bearer. 



Ruby. Medium size, roundish; when ripe often reddened by deep red pulp 

 within; juicy and sprightly, often rather acid; tree vigorous, thornless and a 

 good bearer. 



Mediterranean Sweet. Fruit medium to large, pulp and skin of fine texture, 

 very solid and few seeds; ripens late, often not until May or June. The tree 

 is thornless and of dwarf habit of growth and is inclined to overbear. It was 

 at one time the most widely-distributed variety in the State, next to the Wash- 

 ington Navel, but has recently been largely budded over. It was introduced 

 and named by T. A. Garey, of Los Angeles. 



Paper Rind St. Michael. Fruit small, round, very firm and very juicy; 

 pale, thin skin ; very elegant in appearance. It ripens late and keeps 'well on 

 the trees as late as August; tree is of dwarf habit, medium thorny, a good 

 bearer, and very desirable. 



Kumquat (Citrus Japonica). Fruit very small, oblong or olive shaped, rind 

 thick, yellow, smooth; sweet-scented; very little pulp; containing many seeds; 

 tree dwarf (a bush), a prolific bearer. Chiefly used for conserves. 



Dancy's Tangerine^ or Kid Glove. Leaves broad, fruit flat, small to medium, 

 reddish; skin separating readily from the pulp; flesh juicy and aromatic. 



Satsuma (Unshiu Oonshiu). A considerable acreage of this variety, planted 

 ten years ago on dwarfing stock, has availed very little commercially. At 

 present there is disposition to grow the variety on sweet orange stock because 

 of its earliness, but this practice has been recently condemned by Florida' 

 experience, where it is held that it must be grown on the trifolicata root. Tree 

 quite hardy, fruit irregular in size, but usually medium size, flattened; rind 

 easily detached; fine texture, sweet and nearly seedless. 



Mandarin, Willow-Leaved. Medium sized, flattened, deep yellow; flesh dark 

 orange, skin loose; tree compact, ornamental. 



King. Of the Mandarin class; large, rough skinned, skin and segments 

 loose, pulp high flavored, sweet, aromatic. 



STANDARD PACK FOR CITRUS FRUITS 



A standard orange box in California is 12x12x26 inches outside 

 measurements with a fruit space ll^Xxl 1^x24 inches, and its 

 weight is usually estimated at 72 pounds. A standard California 

 lemon box is 10^ x 14 x 27 inches outside measurements, divided 

 also into two compartments. Pomelos are packed in the orange 

 box, while the Tangerines, Mandarins and other kid glove vari- 

 eties are packed in half boxes of the orange size, two of which 

 are cleated together for shipment. In rare instances they are 

 packed in quarter boxes, four being cleated together. 



