Citrus Fruits 
The fruit hangs on the trees with very little dropping through the rainy season, which in Florida 
usually begins in June and lasts several weeks. The fruit has been known to hang on the trees, one, 
two and even three years, in an edible state. There is no question but that this variety marks the 
beginning of a new era in late Orange culture. 
So convinced are we of the merits of this Orange that we have entered into a contract with Mr. 
Lue Gim Gong for control of the variety. The contract price for the variety we believe far exceeds 
the price paid for any other Orange, or for any other fruit ever propagated in America. We are 
preparing to plant heavily of it ourselves in the southern part of the state. 
The tree is hardy and vigorous. Planted in the grove of Mr. Lue Gim Gong, near DeLand, Fla., 
with other varieties of Oranges, it has stood the cold for years past better than any other variety 
in the grove, and has passed through the several cold snaps practically without injury. The fruit is 
well distributed over the tree, and it bears well when carrying the crop from the previous year. 
This is unusual, for, in the case of most varieties of Oranges, if the crop is allowed to hang on the 
trees until late in the season, the following crop will be light. In habit of growth, the tree produces 
a well-rounded head, low and spreading, rather than high and upright. 
The remarkable feature about the 
Lue Gim Gong Orange is the way the 
fruit hangs on the trees. The fruit 
could be shipped in June, though 
still a little too acid. It is good in 
July, but better in August and Sep¬ 
tember. The fruit is full of juice, and 
hangs on the trees through the rainy 
summer weather. It can therefore be 
placed on the market when Oranges 
are scarce and the highest prices ob¬ 
tainable can be secured. The fruit 
is of good market size, ships and keeps 
well. 
Testimonials 
The merits of the Lue Gim Gong 
Orange are recognized by all who have 
become acquainted with it. We might 
publish a large number of testimonials, 
but the following from some of the 
men prominent in citrus fruit circles 
will suffice to show how it is regarded 
by those who know the fruit. 
Mr. W. C. Temple, Tampa, Fla., 
Secretary and Business Manager of the 
Florida Citrus Exchange, has done more 
to systematize the selling of Florida 
Citrus Fruits than any other man in the 
state. His ability as a grower and a 
packer of Oranges and grapefruit is too 
well known to need comment. Under 
date of June 17, 1911, Mr. Temple wrote 
us as follows: 
“Answering your favor of June 12, 
would say that I have several times in the 
last three years had occasion to investi¬ 
gate, test and sample the Lue Gim Gong 
Orange, and would say that I consider it 
a marvel in the citrus family. I have 
eaten repeatedly Oranges from the Lue Gim Gong tree that had been hanging matured for two years, and 
only today ate some that bloomed in February, 1910, which put them through the cold snaps of December, 
January and February ot the past season; and, although those Oranges are grown in a vicinity where much 
frost damage was done, they show no effect of frost whatever, being sound, solid and full of juice. I myself 
wish to get some of these Orange trees just the minute you are ready to put them on the market, as I wish 
to bud a considerable portion of my ‘Alabama’ grove into this variety, as in my opinion the Lue Gim Gong 
Oranges will give to Florida what California alone now enjoys, viz., an all-the-year-round Orange.” 
Telling the Story of the New Orange 
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