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the stem; qualitj- very good; a late keeper. Much prized as a sliip- 

 per in Florida, but it needs good culture and soil fertilization. 



Mediterraneaa Siirct. — Medium to large; color yellow. Flesh 

 solid, but of tine texture with few seeds. .Season, very late on west 

 coast, where it was the leading variety prior to the advent of the 

 Bahia or Navel. Popular in Arizona, where it ripens nuich earlier. 

 It also ripens much earlier in Florida. 



May's Best. — Medium, round, yellow; ciuality good; season quite 

 early. A commercial variety south of Tampa in Florida. 



Old Vini. — Large, round, yellow; quality very good. Season, 

 quite early. A Florida seedling now commercial south of Tampa 

 in Florida. 



Paper Rind St. Michael. — Small, round. Flesh very firm, .juiey, 

 verv good; skin very thin. Season, late in California, but earlier in 



Palier Riid. 



Arizona and Florida. Tree of dwarf liabit; an excellent bearer, and 

 extensively gmwn to l'ollo\\- the Xaval. 



Parson Jinntn. — Medium roimd, yellow; (luality good. A 

 Florida seedling, much grown on account mainly of its earh- ripening. 



Pineapple. — Large, round; color yellow, with violet shading. 



