Desirable New Sorts of Oranges 



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San Dimas, California 



THE CITRON. 



CROSS SECTION. THE FRUIT. 



CITRUS MEDICA CEDRA. 



CITRUS MEDICA CEDRA (The Citron). This is the true 

 citron of commerce, from which an essential oil is obtained. Ac- 

 cording to Von Mueller, an essential oil and citric acid can be 

 obtained from the fruit in addition to its culinary uses. The 

 fruit is oblong, and of conical shape; skin thick, warty and fur- 

 rowed in some varieties, while smooth in others, color lemon 

 yellow and highly scented; pulp less acid than the lemon; tree of 

 low spreading habit, and quite susceptible to frost; blossoms and 

 fruits at all seasons of the year, and bears heavy crops early. 

 The amount of citron rind sold in the United States amounts to 

 12,000 cases of 250 pounds each, every ounce of which is im- 

 ported. The tree grows well in California wherever the lemon 

 luxuriates. 



New and Desirable Varieties of the Orange. 



THE first two varieties of the ever-popular Navel orange 

 mentioned below are the product of our propagating 

 ground and the result of careful selection and training. 

 We are convinced they possess some advantages over other 

 Navel oranges, hence beg to announce that we have trees to 



THE GOLDEN NUGGET NAVEL ORANGE. 



offer for this planting season. We fully believe the Golden 

 Nugget and the Golden Buckeye Navels are destined to be the 

 greatest additions to citrus culture in Southern California since 

 the advent of the Washington Navel in the early 70' s. The 

 Navelencia mentioned last is also commanding attention, and 

 is really worthy of consideration on the part of intending planters. 



THE GOLDEN NUGGET NAVEL. This is a new variety 

 which we have been experimenting with in our propagating 

 grounds for some time past, and which we fully believe will prove 

 an agreeable surprise to planters as well as shippers. Indeed, so 

 confident are we of its future, that we are now offering the trees in 

 commercial quantities. The parent tree, which has fruited suffi- 

 ciently to test the fruit as to quality, shows a development much 

 like the Washington Navel, being a vigorous grower, of good habit, 

 and thornless. In appearance the tree possesses features peculiarly 

 its own, by reason of its exceptionally dark green foliage, abundant 

 lateral or fruiting branches, and fine symmetrical appearance, 

 making it distinguishable at sight in a grove with other varieties. 

 The foliage is more lanceolate than that of the Washington Navel, 

 and in color a shade darker, not quite so broad nor apparently 

 quite so thick or leathery. The wood growth, particularly the 

 younger branches, are more slender and willowy, which makes the 

 tree rather umbrageous. The fruit is very smooth, solid and 

 thin-skinned, very much more so than the Washington Navel, 

 even at its best; of fine texture, the exterior strongly suggestive 

 of kid gloves to the touch, smooth and even surface; color a 

 strong gold; shape rather oblong, good size; fruit exceptionally 

 free from rag and is seedless; flavor delicious, bears young, gener- 

 ally second year from planting; a good shipper and keeper; its 

 late ripening period makes it exceptionally valuable as a late 

 navel, when all other navels are off the market; packs about 90 

 per cent fancy fruit, rendering it in every way a valuable 

 addition to our varieties. 



THE GOLDEN BUCKEYE NAVEL. A candidate for horti- 

 cultural honors that is sure to be heard from. The tree is a good 

 grower, thornless, leaves lanceolate, much more so than the 

 general run of orange trees, and only slightly serrated; dark green 

 in color; new wood inclined to grow slender but of good strength; 

 general habit and appearance of tree strikingly individual; a pro- 

 nounced characteristic of the fruit, which makes it distinct from 



