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STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTOKE. 





fornia pair may not command the admiration that do the his- 

 torical ones cited, they should merit the fostering care of a 

 grateful people, for they revolutionized the orange industry in 



itsinfancythrough- 



out California, and 



made possible great 



profits in the devel- 



^ _ opmentof an orange 



■>-- . ■ - which is unsurpass- 



_ . ,,. ed in the world. 



To-day, these trees, 

 whose progeny has 

 amassed millions, 

 stand apart from 

 their fellows, re- 

 ceiving meager at- 

 tention, but ptill 

 producing 'golden 

 apples' in limited 

 quantities — one 

 which I was allow- 

 ed to pluck showing 

 a measurement of 

 twelve inches in 

 circumference and 

 weighing a trifle 

 over a pound." 



Thompson's ImproTed Navel— reduced. 



Thompson's Im- 

 proved Navel. — 

 Originated by A. C. 

 Thompson, of 

 Duarte. Fruit 

 large and solid, 

 juicy and sweet, of 

 verjr fine texture. 

 Rind very smooth, 

 Tree is very prolific, and bears early. 



Cross section of Ihompson's Improved Navel- 

 reduced. 



oil cells small. 



Australian Navel. — Fruit seedy, varying in size from large 

 to small, and splits at the navel, which is usually large and 

 prominent. Tree strong grower, but a very shy bearer. 



