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W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
ORANGE AND LEMON^ 
In Orange and Lemon we offer the largest and finest Stock ever brought into or grown in the State. 
From reports received from onr agent in Florida we will have this season over 180,000 Orange and Lemon, 
consisting of Villa Franka Lemon, Medt Sweet, Washington Navel, Hart’s Tardiff Orange, and all the 
leading varieties of Orange and Lemon. These trees are grown in our own Nurseries especially for 
California trade. Every tree being staked and made to grow perfectly straight, until they are three to 
three and one-half feet high, when they are topped and made to branch out; they are strong, thrifty and 
free from scale, and all budded on the popular Sour Orange Stock. 
The following is extract of report of U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 4, page 15: 
CALIFORNIA. 
The oranp has held a leading place among the fruits of California ever since American occupation, but the ques- 
tion of stock has not been considered to be of particular importance. Within the past few years, however, the intro- 
auction ana remarkable success of the wild sour orauge stock ((7. 6if/aro£?ia) of Florida has opened up a discussion 
whioU will result m lasting benefit to the Btate. Certain nurserymen who have large interests in sweet stock at stake 
bitterly oppose the introduction of the sour orange, and endeavor to bias public opinion by making the term sour 
stock inolnde all roots except that of the sweet orange, thus seeking to make the condemnation which all California 
growers award to the lemon, China lemon, lime, etc., as stocks cover also the sour orange stock. The iniustice of this 
18 manliest and can but work injury to those employing such means. 
The deep, rich alluvium, formed from granite and limestone and underlaid with a retentive sub-soil and sullicieiit 
surf^e irrigation, form a combination of conditious to which the sour orange is peculiarly well suited. 
From data sent this office by California orange growers who have tried the sweet and sour orange stocks side by 
side on a large scale it is safe to oonolude: 
1. That the sour stock trees make a more thrifty growth; 
more free from disease and are entirely resistant to Mai di Goma (foot rot or eum discasel: 
o. That they are loss liable to be injured by cold while young; 
4, That the quality of the fruit is not impaired. 
We make a specialty of car-load lots, and will quote special low prices to nurserymen, dealers and planters 
wanting large orders in writing lor special quotations be particular to state size, varieties and number wanted 
Ihe sizes given below are as the trees stood in the nursery. 
See our trees and get onr prices before buying elsewhere. Send for Orange Circulars. 
PIUCE OF BUDDED TIIEES. 
4 to 6 ft. on 4 and (i yr. roots 
.1 to 4 ft. on .3 and 4 yr. “ 
2 to 3 ft 
Extra large trees, $2 00 each; $150 per 100. 
Lemon, same sizes and prices of Orange frees. 
Sweet (Indian Kiver) seedlings, 4 to 5 years old, % to 1% inch in diameter 
Sour orange trees for street planting, 4 to 7 years old, ^ to 1% inch in 
diameter 
each 
100 
lOOO 
$1 50 
$90 00 
$750 
1 25 
75 00 
650 
75 
50 00 
350 
.60c each, 
$45 00 
per 100 
.75c each; 
$50 00 
per 100 
Brief J)e.scription of Varieties. (All Hardy). 
'WASHINGTON NAVEL, Acknowledged by all to be the leading orange; too well known to need any 
further description. ^ «f our trees are budded to this variety. 
*MEDT SWEET. A popular variety; medium size, very sweet, and good bearer; tree thornless. 
NONPAEEIL. A very handsome orange of most excellent quality, a popular sort in the market- tree 
a strong grower, hardy and a good bearer. ’ 
PAIISON 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. ’ 
*H.\RT’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 oulthe tree in good eating condition until August- 
tree strong grower and good bearer. ’ 
JAFFA. Imported from the city of Joppa, in Syria, a very fine, medium size orange of superior oual- 
ity, trees nearly thornless. " i i 
The VILLA FRAKA LEMON; the finest lemon ever introduced in California. This lemon has become 
the favorite in Florida; the fruit is of 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 m 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. ^ 
EUREKA LEMON. A popular California variety. 
