San Dimas Citrus Nurseries 



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Standard Varieties of Oranges 



PAPER RIND ST. MICHAEL. 



MALTA BLOOD. Ripens just as the Navel is getting late. 

 Tree of slow but persistent, upright growth, and disposed to bear 

 in clusters on terminals; a heavy bearer; fruit oval, seedless, with 

 peculiar refreshing and acid flavor; pulp usually splashed with 

 crimson streaks, sometimes almost solid crimson, though when 

 grown in shade it is often slightly colored. 



SWEET SEVILLE. Medium to small; a good keeper and 

 shipper. Tree vigorous and prolific. Ripens very early. 



GOLDEN VARIEGATED. An ornamental sort with beauti- 

 fully variegated foliage. A novelty in citrus culture. 



BOQUET DES FLEURS. An ornamental variety of French 

 origin, possessing a very thick and leathery foliage, of a light 

 green color. The Burgamot oil of commerce is a product of this 

 variety. 



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THE NAGAMI KUMQUAT ORANGE. 



KUMQUAT OR KIN-KAN. This unique and curious member 

 of the citrus family, commonly called Kumquat in this country, is 

 a native of Japan, where it is known as Kin-Kan, which means 

 gold orange. Kumquat is Chinese for the same meaning. It 

 bears in great profusion a small and very handsome, deep yellow 

 fruit. There are two kinds, alike in tree and differing only in 

 size and shape of the fruit. The Marumi bears a round fruit, from 

 three-quarters of an inch to an inch in diameter; the Nagami, an 

 oblong fruit somewhat larger. The latter is the kind commonly 

 seen in this country, is rather more desirable on account of the 

 large size of its fruits, and is the one we offer. The whole fruit, 

 rind and all, is eaten, and people become very fond of them. The 

 sweet rind and the agreeable acid pulp makes a piquent combinat- 

 ion relished by most palates. Preserved in sugar or crystalized 

 the Kumquat, wherever it is known, is deservedly popular. 



DANCY'S TANGERINE. Unlike most of its family this bears 

 the broad leaf, much like the common orange. Ripens with 

 the Navels; deep reddish color; skin free from flesh, and segments 



