BUD VARIATION IN" THE WASHINGTON" NAVEL ORANGE. 



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trees of the other strains of this variety (see fig. 14). So far as 

 observed no flowers of this strain have been found in which the 

 anthers develop pollen. 



The fruits, illustrations of which are shown in Plate II, are o bo void 

 and of medium to large size. The rind is of medium thickness 



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Fig. 4— A typical Washington strain orange tree of the Washington Naval variety in the investigational 

 performance-record plat with its crop picked and assembled and ready for inspection. This tree is shown 

 before picking in figure 3. The performance record of this tree for four seasons is shown in rank 82 in 

 Table IV. 



and the texture is smooth and grained. The color of the fruit is 

 bright orange; the rag is tender and of comparatively small amount; 

 the juice is abundant and of superior quality, having a pleasing 

 and sprightly subacid flavor. The fruits are seedless and the navel 



