CITRUS FRUITS 



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ants of the Tibbet trees. It has been sent from" California to Australia and 

 South Africa, where it has become an important variety. 



The next most generally grown orange in California is the Valencia, 

 a late-maturing variety that can be held on the trees until July and August 

 in interior sections of the state and until October Or November in cool 

 sections near the coast. This variety is also grown extensively in Florida 

 as a late-maturing 

 sort, but requires 

 to be shipped con- 

 siderably earlier 

 than in California. 



The orange 

 plantings in Cali- 

 fornia are made 

 up largely of 

 Washington 

 Navels and Valen- 

 cias with a few 

 trees here a n d 

 there of other 

 varieties, such as 

 M e d i terranean 

 Sweet, St. Michael, 

 Blood, J o p p a , 

 Nugget, Ruby, 

 etc. 



In Florida a much larger number of varieties are grown, no two standing 

 out as prominently as do the Navel and Valencia in California. The 

 following are the leading sorts in their class in Florida, though other sorts 

 are almost as extensively grown: Early varieties — Parson Brown, Boone, 

 Early Oblong; mid-season varieties — Pineapple, Homosassa, Jaffa, 

 Majorca, St. Michael, Ruby, Maltese; late varieties — Valencia, Bessie 

 and Lue Gim Gong. 



The Sour Orange (Citrus aurantium). — The sour orange is grown in 

 the United States mainly as a root-stock on which other varieties are 

 budded. A few varieties are cultivated to a limited extent for their fruits. 

 Certain varieties are grown in some countries for manufacturing purposes. 



The Lemon (Citrus limonid). — The lemon is grown extensively in 

 California and to some extent in Florida. The commercial production in 

 Florida has in recent years almost disappeared, primarily due to the damage 

 caused by the disease known as scab. The principal varieties of the lemon 

 are the Eureka, the Lisbon and the Villafranca. Of these, the Eureka, a 

 nearly seedless variety that originated in California, is much the most 

 extensively planted. 



The Pomelo or Grapefruit (Citrus decumana or Citrus grandis). — 



Ever-bearing Orange Tree. 



