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THE OBANGE; 



christened it 'Garey's Mediterranean 

 &weet.' Messrs. Ellwanger <fe Barry were 

 appealed to, but could not identify the 

 fruit with any known variety." Next to 

 the Washington Navel, the Mediterranean 

 Sweet has attained the greatest popularity 

 of any of the budded kinds. 



Thin -Skinned or Paper Rind St. 

 Michael. — Fruit small, round, thin- 

 skinned, high-flavored and a delicious 

 sub-acid ; one of the best budded varieties 

 and destined to increase in popularity ; 

 keeps well and therefore a good shipper. 

 A vender once told me they sold on the 

 streets of Los Angeles better than any 

 other variety he could obtain. Trees 

 dwarfish in habit, thorny. 



Maltese Blooi>.— This variety derives 

 its name from the peculiar marking of the 

 pulp, which seems to be streaked and 

 ©lotted with blood. This queer character- 

 istic varies with fruit from different trees, 

 different ages of trees, and in different 

 stages of ripeness, in some instances be- 

 ing barely traceable and in others the 

 blood-red stain suffusing the entire pulp. 

 The older the tree grows the more marked 

 the fruit. The Maltese Blood is a little un- 

 der medium size, smooth, round and fine 

 textured; juicy; high-flavored, and the 

 pulp tender and melting. The tree is a 

 semi-dwarf ; thornless or only slightly 

 thorny. 



KoNAii. — A California seedling from 

 seed grown on Konah Island; most of the 

 characteristics of a first-class seedling, the 

 chief advantage being in the uniformity of 

 fruit; thick rind, juicy, large. The tree 

 grows to the full size of a seedling and is 

 thorny. 



Du Roi.— Size medium, round, skin 

 tirra; quality good, fruit apt to be ribbed 

 .somewhat like a musk melon. Trees pro- 

 lific, vigorous, few thorns. Long grown 

 in Florida and imported from there. 



Acapulco. — Tree a vigorous, strong 

 grower; rind, thick and rough; pulp, 

 coarse; flavor, good; regular but late 

 bearer. 



Wilson's Best.—A seedling of the latter 

 class, originally grown by Hon. B. D. 

 Wilson. AH the characteristics of a good 

 seedling. 



WoLFSK ill's Best.— Originated by Mr. 

 Wolfskin, of IjOh Angeles, and answering 



the same general description as the above, 



Baldwin's Favorite. — Originated by- 

 Mr. E. J. Baldwin, of Los Angeles county. 

 Same as above. 



NiCARAGUAN. — A seedling from fruit- 

 brought from the peninsula by Dr. J. 

 Shaw twenty-five years ago. Fruit very 

 large, thick skinned. 



HoMOSAssA.* — Of Florida origin; size of 

 fruit medium, somewhat flattened, very 

 heavy; color bright; skin very smooth^ 

 thin, tough and dense; pulp fine, sweet 

 and juicy; flavor full and vinous; mem- 

 brane covering segments of pulp very 

 thin and small; ripens very early and 

 keeps and carries well; quality best. Tree 

 prolific, vigorous, very tliorny. 



Tangerine, Mandarin, or Kid-Glove 

 Orange.— This is a dwarf both in tree apd 

 fruit, and has been grown for ornamenrr 

 and curiosity more than for any other 

 purpose. I see, however, that its cultiva- 

 tion is extending in Florida to supply a 

 certain dilettante custom, which likes to 

 eat its orange without soiling its gloves. 

 The fruit is very small, saffron-colored^ 

 flattened at the ends, and the skin x^arta 

 readily from the pulp, while the pulp di- 

 vides readily into sections without the 

 loss of juice. It has a peculiar fragrance 

 and flavor, but altogether amounts to little 

 more than a bon-bon. Its use is only a 

 passing fancy, I think, and a man would 

 hardly be justified in planting a large 

 grove of Tangerines. The tree, or shrub^ 

 as it might be termed, is regarded by some 

 botanists as a distinct species, and by 

 others as a marked variety of the sweet 

 orange. It is very ornamental, being dis- 

 tinguished by its small, lanceolate leaves; 

 slender, tlexible branches; somewhat for- 

 mal habit of growth, and the flowei*s, 

 which are white and smaller than those of 

 the ordinary oraifge. 



PuMALO. — A dwarf tree with peculiar 

 glossy foliage, leaves drawn as if by a 

 puckering string, and a fruit as large as 

 the baby's head. Not good to eat. Grown 

 for ornament only. 



B12RGAMOT. — Fruit large, rough, flat- 

 tened ; quality fair; leaves large and 

 broadly winged; when bruised give forth 



*A few trees of this variety are to be fotiad oii 

 Mr. A. S. White's place. Riverside. The friiit is of 

 fair quality. 



