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situations it becomes shy of bearing, and the rind thickens 

 considerably. Many indifferent seedlings of this sort exist 

 at the ?ape, and show a coarse skin, loose abundant rag 

 and tough membranes enclosing numerous seeds. 



St. Michael (Paper-rind variety}. Fruit small, globular, 

 very firm and juicy, and of excellent flavour ; rind thin 

 and pale, rag insignificant. Being a late ripen er and slow 

 to drop from the tree it is a good sort for local sale. The 

 fruits are singularly uniform in size, hence they pack and 

 travel well. The tree is a good bearer and much hardier 

 than its namesake. It is of dwarf size and therefore is 

 well adapted for garden growth. 



Valencia Late. This is much like the Paper-rind St.. 

 Michael in texture, thin rind and juicy firmness. It is 

 however larger and somewhat ovoid. The tree does not 

 begin to bear so soon as most budded varieties, and this 

 peculiarity is in its favour, for it is thereby enabled to 

 mature its vegetative growth without being checked by pre.- 

 cocious fruiting. 



Mediterranean Sweet, Fruit excellent, ripening late, 

 varying from medium to large, skin smooth, pulp firm, 

 seeds few. The tree is rather dwarf, and as thorny as the 

 Paper-rind. It generally requires thinning to prevent 

 overbearing. 



Joppa, Eaised in California from seeds obtained in 

 Syria. Fruit large, uniform, firm, ringed at the summit, 

 riiid thin, and deep orange red, seeds few or none. An 

 early and abundant cropper of tall vigorous growth, leaves 

 large. An excellent all round fruit, fit for export, being 

 fairly sweet and flavoured before colouring. 



Maltese Blood. Many seedling varieties of unequal 

 merit are to be found at the Cape. The fruit of the best 

 sorts is rather small or medium, distinctly oval, with 

 medium rind and pulp mottled with red. It is advisable 

 to see and judge of the fruit before accepting buds or 

 scions of any particular tree for propagation. The curiosity 

 of the red pulp often leads the owner to overlook the dis- 

 ability of a thick, spoagy rind, and to offer material 

 decidedly dear even at a gift. 



Bitter Seville or Bigarrade. This is the tallest and 

 hardiest of the orange genus, and will stand very cold 



