BUD SELECTION IN THE VALENCIA ORANGE 
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strain are shown in Figure 12. It is apparent that the Ridged 
progeny trees Nos. 11-11 and 11-45 have been about half as produc- 
tive as the Ridged progeny tree No. 11-12 which was propagated 
from the same parent limb as progeny tree No. 11-11, and also about 
half as productive as progeny tree No. 11-46 of the Valencia strain. 
Fig. 12. — Fruits of the Ridged strain of the Valencia orange. These were produced by 
progeny tree No. 11-11, as listed in Table 10, which was propagated from a similar limb 
variation. Riverside, Calf., April, 1926. (About three-fourths natural size) 
Table 10. — Records of annual production of progeny trees propagated in 1915 
from limb variations of the Ridged strain of the Valencia orange compared 
with the record of a normal Valencia tree propagated from a near-by tree at 
the same time 
Number of fruits produced by the progeny trees 
Prog- 
eny 
tree 
Ridged strain 
Normal Valencia strain 
No. 
Par- 
ent 
tree 
No. 
Limb 
cn 
A 
CN 
OS 
CM 
<N 
CN 
OS 
CO 
CN 
CM 
<M 
OS 
3 
OS 
o 
c<i 
<N 
OS 
eo 
CN 
OS 
"3 
o 
Eh 
CM 
CN 
co 
CI 
CM 
CN 
OS 
CO 
CM 
OS 
CM 
<M 
OS 
to 
2 
CM 
OS 
"3 
o 
Eh 
"o3 
O 
Eh 
11-11 
11-12 
11-45 
11-46 
157 
134 
("Limb bearing ridged 
\ fruits. 
do 
In normal Valencia tree- 
{! 
13 
46 
49 
17 
95 
54 
37 
87 
230 
4 
62 
113 
16 
224 
266 
45 
516 
715 
132 
2 

8 

15 
54 
241 
32 
88 
156 
117 
76 
251 
8 
409 
9 
55 
122 
??0 
135 
361 
242 
564 
269 
824 
590 
1,551 
785 
1,539 
722 
1,551 
It seems probable that in the Ridged strain occasional trees occur 
which are about as productive as those of the Valencia strain, but 
on the whole observations have proved them to be comparatively low 
yielding. Both the Ridged limb variations and the progeny trees are 
apparently in an inherently unstable condition. 
COARSE STRAIN 
The trees of the Coarse strain are similar to those of the Valencia 
strain in appearance and in all observed foliage characteristics. 
The fruits of this strain closely resemble those of the Valencia strain 
except that the texture of the skin is coarse instead of smooth and 
