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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



over, and thus taken out of the market, Mr. Griffith believes the 

 demand would increase. Of the following varieties, the first is 

 propagated by Mr. Griffith and the others by Mr. R. M. Teague 

 of the San Dimas Citrus Nurseries and other citrus nurserymen : 



Nectar. A Florida seedling, grown at Duarte; flat-round, heavy; peel 

 smooth and bright, pale-lemon color ; oil cells small and numerous ; flesh dense, 

 firm texture, abundant juice, vinous, excellent, bitter-sweet element distinct; 

 few seeds and little rag; sizes from 42 to 80 to the box. 



Imperial. Medium to large, peel very smooth, medium thin and of fine 

 texture; little rag, juice abundant, fine aromatic flavor, good keeper and shipper. 

 Tree upright and heavy bearer. 



Marsh Seedless. Medium size, 52 to 64 to the box; thin rind; almost en- 

 tirely seedless ; flesh dark and rich, a late keeper and early and abundant bearer. 



Triumph. Medium size, peel smooth, clear, thin and fine grained ; very 

 juicy, heavy and good flavored; juice free from bitterness; very little rag; an 

 early and prolific bearer. 



Marketing Grape Fruit. The California problem seems to 

 be not only to grow grape fruit acceptable to consumers in distant 

 markets but to place the fruit upon those markets when they are not 

 otherwise well supplied. Recently better results have been 

 attained by shipping during the Valencia season than earlier. 

 When California growers give as much attention to meeting the 

 demand as they have to the orange and the lemon, it is to be 

 expected that the grape fruit will become commercially more 

 satisfactory. 



