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"Foot-rot,"" die-back," limb-blight, scab, etc., all 

 require special treatment, if present. 



Varieties : Some of the most popular varieties in 

 Florida are : Indian River ; Centennial ; Tardiff ; 

 Homosassa ; Jaffa ; Majorca ; Parson Brown ; Satsuma ; 

 Dancy ; King (the last three are Tangerine or "kid- 

 glove ' ' varieties) . In California the Washington Navel 

 orange is, of course, the most popular; Paper-rind 

 (St. Michael) ; Jaffa ; Mediterranean Sweet ; Malta 

 Blood ; etc. ; and some of the Tangerines, are also 

 planted. Oranges should be mature when gathered. 



In the Gulf-coast counties of Texas, Mississippi, 

 Louisiana and Alabama, Satsuma oranges budded on 

 Citrus trifoliata stock have recently been grown com- 

 mercially. These trees are more hardy than other 

 kinds of oranges, but whether or not they will stand a 

 severe freeze remains to be seen. 



PAWPAW. This tree is a native of our central- 

 states valleys, and is found along the banks of rivers. 

 Commercially it is of little importance. 



PERSIMMON. The American persimmon, or, as it 

 is sometimes called, "date plum," grows wild in 

 many parts of the United States. Few attempts have 

 been made, as yet, to improve it or to grow it on a 

 commercial scale. It is a difficult tree to transplant. 



A foreign variety called Japanese persimmon, or 

 Kaki, bearing larger and finer fruits, is grown in the 

 far South for market. This is not hardy in the North. 



POMELO. Also called "grape fruit" and "shad- 

 dock." A variety of citrus tree which is planted, 

 cultivated, and cared for about the same as the orange. 



