THE ORANGE IN CALIFCIRNIA — VARIETIES. 



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River's Navel. — Fruit medium, ripens late. Tree large and 

 productive. Grown extensively by A. S. Chapman, at San 

 Gabriel, who considers it one of the best varieties to grow. 



Double Imperial Navel. — Imported from Florida; inferior. 



Whitnky's Seedless. — Florida. 



Atwood's Seedless. — Florida. 



Ormand's Prize. — Florida. 



Sanford's. — Pink-tinted flesh; Florida. 



Navel Blood. — Florida. 



Brazilian Navel. 



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Paper Hind St. Michael— natural siae. 



St. Michael Type. 



Paper- Rind St. 

 ^I I c H A E L . — Fruit 

 small, round, very 

 firm, and verj' juicy; 

 pale, thin skin; grows 

 uniformly in size. 

 Ripens late and keeps 

 well on the tree. Tree 

 of a semi-dwarf habit, 

 medium thorny, a . 

 good bearer. This is 

 the thinnest-skinned 

 orange grown, and is . 

 very popular. 



Small St. Michael. 

 Fruit very small; has 

 thick, coarse skin; in- 

 ferior. 



Large St. Michael. 

 A variety without pos- 

 sessing the St. Michael 

 characteristics. Fruit 

 large and coarse; tree 

 thorny. 



Azorean St. Mi- 

 chael. — Fruit medi- 

 um to large, solid, , 

 pulp fine and melting, 



medium thin rind, cross secUon of Paper Kind St, Michael— natural size.- 



