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The Pomelo or Grape Fruit 



that germinate when left late on the trees or in storage, increases 

 its keeping qualities to a great extent and is another factor 

 greatly in its favor. A three-year-old bud will bear all the 

 fruit it should hold at that age. 



TRIUMPH. Medium; peel smooth, clear, thin and fine grained; 

 less "rag" than in most grape fruits, and fewer seeds; very heavy; 

 juicy and well flavored. There is no bitter in the juice, flesh 

 or membranes surrounding the cells and dividing the segments, 



FRUIT AND FOLIAGE MARSH'S SEEDLESS POMELO. 



MARSH'S SEEDLESS. Medium size (will pack 54 to 62 to 

 box. ) Thin rind, with about half the usual bitter. It is a true 

 grape fruit and not a hybrid, with all the characteristics of the 

 common varieties, with the exception of being almost absolutely 

 seedless. Sometimes you will find a fruit containing three or four 

 shells of seeds, but as a rule it has none at all. With the absence 

 of seeds, the amount of juice increases, the flavor improves and 

 the fruit retains its noted qualities, and the pulp or meat is dark 

 and rich. In serving this fruit you are not required to remove 

 from 25 to 40 seeds, as is necessary with our common grape 

 fruit, but is ready for the table when cut in halves. The fruit 

 is known to be a late keeper. The fact of its not having seed 



FOLIAGE AND FRUIT TRIUMPH POMELO. 



and very little in the white inner lining of the peel. Tree bears 

 young and is prolific. One of the best of the improved varieties. 



KEEPING QUALITIES. It should be borne in mind that 

 Pomelos possess curing and keeping qualities equal to the lemon, 

 thus lengthening the shipping and marketing season of this fruit. 



