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causes thut peculiar umbilical mark, either large or small, 

 which gives the name ' navel,' by which this orange is com- 

 monly known." 



*" The first fruit brought to general notice was at a citrus fair 

 in Riverside, in 1879, where it received prompt recognition. 

 From that time forward its propagation was rapid, until to-day 

 vast areas are devoted to its culture. The trees originally 

 imported from Brazil still stand in the greenhouses at Wash- 

 ington, but those that were sent out to the growers of the citrus- 

 producing sections of the United States were small stocks budded 

 directly from the imported ones. It is worthy of most careful 



Most remarkable orange " sports " on record. A " Navel " wiih a perfect orange outside 

 its fruit bud; and one "with a perfect orange, skin and all, inside it. 



note that the valuable qualities which make the Navel the 

 greatest of oranges developed in their entirety only upon the 

 Pacific Coast. The peculiarity from which this orange derived 

 its name is a navel seal, or trademark, of great importance 

 to its grower — an unmistakable protuberance at the apex or 

 blossom end of the fruit, not unlike the navel of the human 

 body. In a seeming effort to break forth from its confinement, 

 the bud often takes the form (especially in late blooming) of a 

 diminutive orange. This mark varies greatly in size from a 

 dim outline to oftentimes a monstrosity, readily distinguished 

 in the accompanying engravings from nature. Besides these 

 normal developments specimens are sometimes found with a 

 section of the fruit in a raised or sunken panel, with pro- 



* Herman H. ]\[i>nr(ie, in " Lnnil of Sunshine," May, 1899. 



