APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1914. 



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37748 to 37798— Contd. (Quoted notes by Mr. Dorsett and others.) 



very light green in color ; no spines. The June crop is 350 fruits 

 and the December crop 54 fruits, among which no variations 

 appear. A typical fruit weighs 180 grams, is 9| inches in cir- 

 cumference, 3 inches in diameter, with a skin one-eighth of an 

 Inch thick and a core five-eighths of an inch in diameter. The 

 shape is flattened, the button end raised, the blossom end 

 slightly depressed. When ripe, the skin is yellowish green, the 

 flesh being pinkish in color. The surface is smooth, with oil 

 glands deeply sunken. The rag is tender, the flesh very juicy, 

 a single fruit containing 65 c. c. of juice. The flavor is pro- 

 nounced and the quality good. There are from 20 to 23 seeds in 

 a fruit." 



37754 to 37759. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 



Navel orang-e. 



37754. "Tree 1-1-3. An old tree, 16 feet in height. 16 

 feet in spread, head 20 inches above the ground, spreading 

 in form, with a trunk 21f inches in circumference. The 

 foliage is open, deep green in color; thorns confined to 

 one branch. There are no apparent variations among the 

 185 fruits of the June crop and 35 of the December crop. 

 A typical fruit weighs 560 grams and is 13 inches in 

 circumference ; diameter 4J inches, with a skin one- 

 eighth of an inch in thickness and a core three-fourths of 

 an inch in diameter. Form of fruit, elongated, flattened 

 at the blossom end. Button and blossom flush with sur- 

 face. When ripe, the skin is yellowish green in color, 

 the flesh being golden. The surface is smooth. The rag 

 is very coarse and the flesh dry, a single fruit containing 

 only 150 c. c. of juice. The navel is 1 inch in diameter, 

 the opening being three-fourths of an inch wide." 



37755. " Tree 1-1-2, renewed tree top about 2 years old. 

 A tree probably 25 years old, 16 feet in height, 20 feet 

 in spread. Head 1* feet above the ground, spreading in 

 form, the trunk being 23f inches in circumference. The 

 foliage is open, deep green in color; no spines. There 

 are about 10 fruits in the June crop and 20 in the De- 

 cember crop, among which no variations are apparent. 

 A single typical fruit weighs 480 grams, is 12f inches 

 in circumference and 4 inches in diameter. The skin is 

 one-eighth of an inch thick; a core rather open, seven- 

 eighths of an inch in diameter. The shape is spherical, 

 somewhat flattened at both ends, the button slightly 

 sunken, blossom flush with the surface. When ripe the 

 color is yellowish, rather better than the average, the flesh 

 golden yellow. The rag is coarse, and a single fruit 

 contains 150 c. c. of juice. The flavor is sweet, the quality 

 fair. In diameter the navel is five-eighths of an inch and 

 the opening is three-sixteenths of an inch." 



37756. " Tree 1-4-6. Tree 25 years old, 14 feet in height, 

 14 feet in spread, erect in habit, head 1^ feet above the 

 ground, with a trunk 23 inches in circumference. The 



