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8. Odell's Large White. 



Very large, round, skin grey, with green net-work. Rind 

 three quarters of an inch thick. Flesh pale red, of a " very 

 good" quality. Keeps a long time after being gathered. 



Originated with Col. A. G. Sumner, South Carohna. (W. 

 D. Brinckle, Ms.) 



Orange. — Peculiar for the division of its flesh from the rind, 

 medium size, roundish oval, light green, with shades of darker 

 green ; rind half an inch thick. Flesh red, not very solid, of 

 good quality, but not equal to Mountain Sweet and Imperial. 



Mountain Sprout. — Large, long, oval, striped with light and 

 dark green. Flesh scarlet, a little open in the centre. Rind 

 thin, seeds light fawn colour, one of the best. 



Mountain Sweet. — Similar to the above, except it often has 

 a man-melon neck. Flesh rather more solid, and of excellent 

 flavour. This is grown extensively for the markets. 



Apple Seeded. — Medium roundish, slightly oval, dark rich 

 green; rind thin. Flesh scarlet, crisp, sweet, and very good. 

 Early and prolific, seeds very small, dull reddish brown. 



Ice Cream. — A fine variety, large, round, early and prolific. 

 Skin very light green. Rind rather more than half an inch 

 thick. Flesh white, crisp, sugary, and excellent ; seeds white. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



The Orange Family. 



Citrus, L, Aurantiacece, of Botanists. 



The Orange family includes the common orange ( Citrus auran- 

 tium)\ the Lemon (C Umo7ium)\ the Lime iC limetta)\ the 

 Shaddock {^C.decumana)\ and the Citron [C. Medico) \ all differ- 

 ent species, with the same general habit. 



The Orange, a native of Asia, is the most attractive and 

 beautiful of fruit trees, with its rich, dark evergreen foliage and 

 its golden fruit ; and it may well therefore enjoy the reputation 

 of being the golden apple of the Hesperides. When to these 

 charms we add the delicious fragrance of the blossoms, sur- 

 passing that of any other fruit tree, it must be conceded that, 

 thouo-h the orano;e must vield in flavour to some other fruits, 

 yet, on the whole, nothing surpasses an orange grove, or or- 

 chard, in its combination of attractions — rich verdure, the deli- 

 cious aroma of its flowers, and the great beauty of its fruit. 



The south of Europe, China, and the West Indies, furnish the 



