THE ORAyOE FAMILY. 



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Season, mcdiiuii to late; quality vei'}- good. Much grown in Su\itli 

 Florida. 



Ruby. — Medium, roundish; color yellow, with areas of red. Fh'sli 

 usually reddened, juicy, and s[irightly; (|uite acid until fully ripe. 

 A good bearer, and lirids ready sale on account of its colored lle>li. 

 Grown across the continent h\ the orange belts. 



Satsuma (Uii.thiii). — Medium-sized, Ilattened. Flesh hne-grained 

 sweet, nearly seedless. In California now top-worked on sweet orange. 





^'alencia Laic. 



where it ripens earlier. In Florida it is hardier than most varieties^ 

 and i.s worked mainly on Citrus irijulidtd ; commercial as a fancy thm 

 skinned variety ripening very early in Florida, often the first of 

 October. 



Seville Sirni. — Small, round; color yellow" ; quality fairly good. 

 Season, verv early, and sweet even before it fully colors; used in 

 Florida for early shipments when all other varieties are too sour. 



