W. E. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
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ORANGE and LEMON. 
For the last four seasons we have been growing our Orange and Lemon trees in Florida, owing to th® 
high prices of California grown trees, and the superiority of the Florida sour root over the sweet roots- 
In the spring of 18S7, we sent buds of the leading varieties from trees in the best orchards in Riverside, 
Cal., to Florida and had them budded to our order-, and have been propagating from these trees since, it is 
a thoroughly established and well-known fact that trees grown on the Florida Wild Orange Root are 
longer lived, more healthy and vigorous, stand our winters far better, can be transplanted with less loss, 
and are in every respect better than trees grown on sweet seedling roots. We can refer to all our custom- 
ers, who have planted our stock, for the reliability of this statement. Out of 40,000 orange trees sold to 
one planter in 1887, less than 2 per cent failed to grow, a record that can not be equalled by any orchard 
planted with California grown trees. 
Our Florida trees are grown for California trade. 
We have this se.ason 160,000 budded orange trees mostly Washington Navel, balance Lemon and as- 
sorted well-known varieties. We have had them all staked up and grown perfectly straight, most of them 
running in height from 3K to 6 ft. They are clean, thrifty and free from all scale, and we can safely say 
that we will have this season the finest lot of trees ever bronght into or grown in California, and we wifi 
sell them at prices that will defy competition. 
In addition to this we saved out last season about 2,000 orange trees which we planted out in our 
nursery and salesyard. They are intended for early delivery before we can get trees out from Florida. 
These trees have made a most remarkable growth and are especially adapted for yard planting. 
We make a specialty of orders for car load lots, and will quote special low prices to any one wanting 
large orders. 
See our trees and get onr prices before buying elsewhere. Send for Orange Circulars. 
PRICE OF BUDDED TREES. 
each 100 1000 
4 to 6 ft. on 4 and 5 yr. roots $1 50 ?90 00 $750 
,8^^ to 4 ft. on 3 and 4 yr. “ 1 25 75 00 650 
2 to 3 ft 75 50 00 350 
Extra large trees, $2 00 each; $150 per 100. 
Lemon, same sizes and prices of Orange trees. 
Sweet (Indian River) seedlings, 4 to 5 years old, % to inch in diameter 60c each, $45 00 per 100 
Sour orange trees for street planting, 4 to 7 years old, % to 1% inch in 
diameter ' 75c each; $50 00 per 100 
We will give special rates to dealers, nurserymen or parties buying in large lots to plant. 
Parties asking for special rates should state varieties and number of trees wanted.' 
Brief Description of Varieties. (All Hardy) 
WASHINGTON NAVEL, Acknowledged by all to be the leading orange; too well known to need any 
f-jrther description. Y, of our trees are budded to this variety. 
MEDT SWEET. A popular variety; medium size, very sweet, and good bearer; tree thornless. 
NONPAREIL. A very handsome orange of most excellent quality, a popular sort in the market; tree » 
a strong, grower, hardy and a good bearer. 
PARSON BROWN. Fruit medium size, oblong in shape, smooth high color, very sweet, ripens early, 
is sweet as soon as it begins to turn, grand bearer, tree has some thorns. 
MAGNUM BONUM. A very large orange, a little flattened, skin smooth and glossy, fruit heavy and 
of excellent quality, ripens early, tree very prolific, thorny. 
PEERLESS. Fruit large and round, smooth skin, one of the best market sorts, tree a heavy and reg- 
ular bearer and strong grower. 
ST. MICHAEL. Fruit medium size, very fine quality, a little flattened, thin skin, tree a good bearer, 
nearly thornless. 
HART’S TARDIFF. A large round orange of good quality, its chief excellence consisting in its late- 
ness; it does not ripen till May or June, and will hang on|the tree in good eating condition untill August; 
tree strong grower and good bearer. 
JAFFA. Imported from the city of Joppa, in Syria, a very fine, medium size orange of superior qual- 
ity, trees nearly thornless. 
The VILLA FRAKA LEMON; the finest lemon ever introduced in California. This lemon has become 
the favorite in F’lorida; the fruit is ot a very superior quality, tree a strong grower, heavy and regular 
bearer, excelling all other varieties in productiveness. The tree is exceedingly hardy; it withstood the 
heavy freeze in Florida in January, 1886, in the same orchards where all other kinds, and also orange 
trees, were killed. It ripens in July and August, thus coming in the hot season when lemons are most 
needed and when the market is bare of other citrus fruits. It is emphatically the lemon for profit. 
MILAN LEMON Very similar to the Villa Franka. 
EUREK.A LEMON. A popular California variety. 
