THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA — VARIETIES. 61 



Hart's Tardive.— (See Valencia Late, which seems iden- 

 tical.) 



White Orange.— Fruit large, round, light yellow, flesh white, 

 like a lemon, ver}' sweet, texture fine, ripens late. Tree a 

 dwarf. 



Blood Type. 



Malta Blood. — This is a popular variety. The fruit has a 

 red blush on the surface, which gives it a delightful appear- 

 ance not possessed by any other fruit. Fruit medium size, 

 oval, has a fine texture and flavor, and is sweeter and earlier 

 than the Maltese Blood. The pulp is marked as if streaked 

 and mottled with blood; has very few seeds. The tree is of a 

 dwarf habit and has a peculiar character of growth, very 

 readily distinguished. 



Maltese Blood. — Fruit oval in shape, medium in size, pulp 

 marked a vinous red. Ripens later than the Malta Blood. 



Ruby. — Resembles the Malta Blood, and the pulp is marked 

 a vinous red. The tree is a good grower and prolific bearer. 



Mediterranean Blood. — Florida. 



Pierce Blood. — Florida. 



Large Blood. — Inferior. 



NiCARAGUAN Blood. — Inferior. 



Standard Varieties with No Distinctive Mark. 



Rio. — Fruit and tree resemble the Mediterranean Sweet (see 

 page 63), but the fruit is much larger, and has a thick skin. 

 Ripens late and uneven. 



HoMOSASSA. — Fruit deep orange red, flesh melting and juicy, 

 seeds, thorny. Ripens early. 



Parson Brown. — Fruit medium, oblong, and slightlj' flattened 

 at the stem end, smooth skin, juicy and sweet ; is sweet from 

 the time it commences to turn. Tree medium thorny, a fair 

 grower and a good bearer. Ripens early. 



Asher's Best. — A strain of the Mediterranean Sweet, which 

 it resembles in both growth and fruit. 



Majorca. — Fruit medium size, nearly round, smooth, juicy, 

 and few seeds. 



