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do not know the name which will be given 
this new fruit. 
The other variety is a mid-season seed¬ 
less orange which looks much like a large 
seedling. It will probably average about 
126 to 150 in size and is of very fair 
quality, though it cannot equal the pine¬ 
apple in flavor or color or texture. 
THANKSGIVING ORANGE 
The Thanksgiving orange originated at 
Mt. Dora from the seed of the “Clemen¬ 
tine,” a member of the tangerine family 
which the Federal Government imported 
from Algeria in Africa. 
The fruit averages a little smaller than 
a tangerine and the rind is not quite as 
deep a red but is very thin. The tree is 
said to be a little hardier as regards cold 
and drought than the round orange. It is 
said to be prolific and the fruit is reported, 
by disinterested parties, to be delicious. 
The Thanksgiving orange is ripe and 
perfectly colored by November 1st and 
will hang on, it is claimed, till February. 
It is in perfect shape for the Thanksgiving 
market; hence the name. 
It is being propagated at present, but I 
do not know if the name is to be copy¬ 
righted. None are as yet on the market. 
Another kid glove orange will be ready 
for the market in a few years. A name 
has not yet been decided upon. When one 
is selected it is to be copyrighted and the 
trees will be sold under contract. 
It is a seedling grown from a fruit sent 
over from China in 1892 to a nurseryman 
at Interlachen. The fruit would pack 
about 85 to 90 to the strap. The rind is 
a deep rich yellow, somewhat thicker than 
that of the Dancy tangerine and is puffy 
like the Oneco tangerine. The meat is 
quite juicy, with little rag and has a splen¬ 
did flavor. It is a mid-season fruit which 
will hang to the first of February. It has 
not been tested in various sections of the 
State or on different stocks. Some tests 
are now being made. 
GRAPEFRUIT 
A new late grapefruit is now under ob¬ 
servation and is being propagated with a 
view to placing it in the market as a new 
variety, should its performance justify. 
It was tentatively called the “Dorothy 
Summer Seedless,” but this name will 
probably be replaced by a shorter one. 
It is a seedling grapefruit which was 
started in a tub in Indiana and brought to 
Winter Haven a number of years ago. 
The fruit is practically seedless and will 
hang on quite late and is said to be supe¬ 
rior to the Marsh. 
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CONCLUSION 
In years past, L. B. Scott, pomologist 
for the United States Department of Ag¬ 
riculture, has presented to the Horticultur¬ 
al Society the advantages of the smallest 
possible number of varieties to cover the 
season, and has shown clearly the handi¬ 
cap under which Florida, with many va¬ 
rieties of oranges, labored when compet¬ 
ing with California, which has but two. 
As a result, a committee of growers at the 
1915 Citrus Seminar recommended that 
commercial plantings of round oranges be 
restricted to Parson Brown, Homosassa, 
Pineapple and Valencia with the under- 
