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round, color bright, peel thin smooth and silky. The 

 flesh should be a rich orange 'Color with but little fiber 

 and few seeds. The juice should be plentiful, subacid 

 and distinct orange flavor. The time of ripening is of 

 no less importance. In October and November a good 

 orange sells well, later the competition becomes great 

 and those who can not have extra early oranges should 

 plant late varieties, and fertilize with a large percentage 

 of Potash so as to have them mature after March. The 

 home consumption is becoming to be of some importance 

 in some of the Islands, and for this purpose the Navel is 

 one of the best on account >of its large size and its sweer- 

 ness. The Navel can not however, be successfully pro- 

 duced except 'on medium heavy soil and with irrigation. 

 Varieties of Grapefruit may be summarized like the 

 oranges. A good size is 4 to 5 inches in diameter, color 

 light yellow, form round to fiat, not pear shapped, peel 

 T V inches thick, bright and smootli. The flesh should be 

 a bright y-el'low in color with not too much fiber or rag 

 and few seeds. The juice should be plentiful with a 

 flavor of bitter and subacid. A number of varieties 

 described in nursery catalogues conform to this stand- 

 ard, and it may be said that any of the well known good 

 varieties are desirable for planting in the West Indies. 

 The soil, cultivation and especially the fertilization is 

 frequently of more importance than the variety. For 

 instance in Cuba the fruit from young trees on some of 

 the heavier soils is large, coarse and pithy unless it is 

 properly fertilized. It is probable that certain varieties 

 are specially adapted to certain soils, but that has not 

 been thoroughly worked out yet. Seedling trees of which 

 the origin is unknown have been observed to yield better 



