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THE ORANGE; 



eh listened it * Garey's Mediterranean 

 Sweet.' Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry were 

 appealed to, but could not identify the 

 fruit with any known variety." Next to 

 the Washington Navel, the Mediterranean 

 Sweet has attained the greatest popularity 

 of any of the budded kinds. 



THIN-SKINNED OB PAPER RIND ST. 

 MICHAEL. Fruit small, round, thin- 

 ekinned, high-flavored and a delicious 

 sab-acid ; one of the best budded varieties 

 and destined to increase in popularity ; 

 keeps well and therefore a good shipper. 

 A vender once told me they sold on the 

 streets of Los Angeles better than any 

 other variety he could obtain. Trees 

 dwarfish in habit, thorny. 



MALTESE BLOOD. This variety derives 

 its name from the peculiar marking of the 

 pulp, which seems to be streaked and 

 clotted with blood. This queer character- 

 istic varies with fruit from different trees, 

 different ages of trees, and in different 

 stages of ripeness, in some instances be- 

 ing barely traceable and in others the 

 blood-red stain suffusing the entire pulp. 

 The older the tree grows the more marked 

 the fruit. The Maltese Blood is a little un- 

 der medium size, smooth, round and fine 

 textured ; juicy ; high-flavored, and the 

 pulp tender and melting. The tree is a 

 gemi-dwarf; thornless or only slightly 

 thorny. 



KONAH. A California seedling from 

 aeed grown on Konah Island; most of the 

 characteristics of a first-class seedling, the 

 chief advantage being in the uniformity of 

 fruit; thick rind, juicy, large. The tree 

 grows to the full size of a seedling and 1 is 

 thorny. 



Du Roi. Size medium, round, skin 

 firm; quality good, fruit apt to be ribbed 

 somewhat like a musk melon. Trees pro- 

 lific, vigorous, few thorns. Long grown 

 in Florida and imported from there. 



ACAPULCO. Tree a vigorous, strong 

 grower; rind, thick and rough; pulp, 

 coarse; flavor, good; regular but late 

 bearer. 



WILSON'S BEST. A seedling of the latter 

 class, originally grown by Hon. B. I). 

 Wilson. All the characteristics of a good 

 seedling. 



WOLFSKILL'S BKST. Originated by Mr. 

 Wolfskill, of Los Angeles, and answering 



the same general description as the above. 



BALDWIN'S FAVORITE. Originated by 

 Mr. E. J. Baldwin, of Los Angeles county. 

 Same as above. 



NICARAGUAN. A seedling from fruit- 

 brought from the peninsula by Dr. J. 

 Shaw twenty-five years ago. Fruit verr 

 large, thick skinned. 



HOMOSASSA.* Of Florida origin; size of 

 fruit medium, somewhat flattened, very 

 heavy; color bright; skin very smooth, 

 thin, tough and dense; pulp fine, sweet 

 and juicy; flavor full and vinous; mem- 

 brane covering segments of pulp very 

 thin and small; ripens very early and 

 keeps and carries well; quality best. Tre# 

 prolific, vigorous, very thorny. 



TANGERINE, MANDARIN, OR KID-GLOVK 

 ORANGE. This is a dwarf both in tree and 

 fruit, and has been grown for ornament 

 and curiosity more than for any other 

 purpose. I see, however, that its cultiva- 

 tion is extending in Florida to supply a 

 certain dilettante custom, which likes to 

 eat its orange without soiling its gloves. 

 The fruit is very small, saffron -colored, 

 flattened at the ends, and the skin part* 

 readily from the pulp, while the pulp di- 

 vides readily into sections without the 

 loss of juice. It has a peculiar fragrance 

 and flavor, but altogether amounts tolittl** 

 more than a bon-bon. Its use is only at 

 passing fancy, I think, and a man would 

 hardly be justified in planting a largf* 

 grove of Tangerines. The tree, or shrub,, 

 as it might be termed, is regarded by some* 

 botanists as a distinct species, and bj 

 others as a marked variety of the sweet 

 orange. It is very ornamental, being dis- 

 tinguished by its small, lanceolate leaves; 

 slender, flexible branches; somewhat for- 

 mal habit of growth t and the flowers, 

 which are white and smaller than those of 

 the ordinary orange. 



PUMALO. A dwarf tree with peculiar 

 glossy foliage, leaves drawn as if by a 

 puckering string, and a fruit as large a* 

 the baby's head. Not good to eat. Grown 

 for ornament only. 



BERGAMOT. Fruit large, rough, flat- 

 tened ; quality fair; leaven large and 

 broadly winged ; when bruised give fortto 



*A few trees of this variety are to be found o 

 Mr. A. 8. White's place, Bireraide. The fruit i of 

 fair quality. 



