XVIII 
CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 
tion, though three-fourths of the acreage is unprotected and escapes in ordinary winters 
without material damage from cold. In South Central Florida they require artificial heat 
to protect them from frost during the winter. Further North they cannot be successfully 
grown except under glass. 
The Spanish, Porto Rico, and Cayenne are grown most extensively for market. The 
Egyptian Queen, and Pernambuco are grown for market less extensively. These remarks 
apply to the East Coast. 
Ill the numerous and extensive shedded pineries of Orange County and the West 
Coast, which are cultivated on an intensive system, the Cayenne is planted almost exclu¬ 
sively. 
BANANAS —Musa. 
(See Explanation of Abbreviations on page iii.) 
NAMES (Varieties.) 
Origin. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Adaptability. 
Fruit. 
Tre 
c. 
Western North Fla. 
Eastern North Fla. 
Central Florida. 
Southern Florida. 
Use. 
Size. 
Form. 
Color. 
Quality. 
Season. 
Vigor. 
Prolificness. 
I Baracoa (Red Jamaica). 
; W I 
ds 
1 
r 
g 
V 
p 
** 
2 Cavendish. 
El 
ds 
m 
y 
b 
V 
p 
** 
3 Dacca . 
dn 
m 
y 
g 
V 
P 
** 
4 Golden (Tahiti?) . 
W I 
dn 
1 
y 
g 
V 
P 
** 
5 Harts Choice. 
W I 
dn 
s 
y 
b 
V 
P 
* 
** 
7 Orinoco (“Horse Banana”). 
S A 
den 
1 
y 
f 
V 
P 
* 
** 
Remarks—On varieties as numbered above. Nos. i, 2 and 4, general market; 3, 5 and 
7, home use. 
Commercial Banana Culture is confined to the extreme lower portion of the penin¬ 
sula. 
Varieties.-—The Baracoa is the ordinary Red Banana of commerce. The Cavendish 
(M. Cavendishii) is a dwarf species, also known as “Dwarf,” “Dwarf Jamaica,” “Chinese.” 
Except the Orinoco, Hart’s Choice has a more northern range than the other sorts. The 
Orinoco matures further north than any other variety, it is an ordinary plantain (M. para- 
disaica sapientum) as distinguished from the Banana or Sweet Plantain (of which Baracoa 
and Golden are varieties); when allowed to ripen on the plant, it is of good quality, and 
desirable for home use, in sections too far north for other kinds. 
