THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA VARIETIES. 



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Mediterranean Sweet. — Fruit medium size, pulp and skin 

 of very fine texture, solid ;ind with few seeds; ripens late. This 

 variety seems to require special climatic conditions and soil for 



^lediterraneau Street orange tree, showing habit, productiveness, etc. 



its succe.'isful fruiting. At Colton the tree is a good grower and 

 ranks with the semi-dwarfs. Tree thornless, and one of the 

 most beautiful. 



Tangierine— Mandarin Type. 



Citnif: avrantiuvi. 



Of .Japanese and 

 Chinese origin. 

 The fruit is gen- 

 erally small, deep 

 red without and 

 within, skin loose 

 and easily detach- 

 ed, containing 

 sweet juice, quite 

 depressed. Leaves 

 of most varieties 

 vary, but most are^ 

 somewhat linear 

 and unarmed. On 

 account of the fo- 



var. NohilU, Lin 



liage being of 



Tangierine fruit and branch- 



-reduced. 



