ORANGES 
Qlen Saint Mary Nurseries 
OLD VINI (Beach No. 4). Size medium, 
slightly flattened ; color dark orange; pulp melt¬ 
ing; juice subacid and pleasant, sprightly quality. 
ONECO. Of full, medium size for the Manda¬ 
rin type. The color of skin is red, like Tangerine, 
and it also possesses a decided Tangerine aroma. 
The fruit is of good quality and reminds one of 
Satsuma, Tangerine and King blended 
PAPER RIND (St. Michael). Fruit medium 
size, round ; skin thin; quality excellent ; very 
productive. Tree a vigorous grower. 
PARSON BROWN. Size medium, round or 
slightly oblong ; peel smooth, texture fine ; quality 
good. Keeps and ships well. One of the best of 
the early varieties. Begins to ripen in October. 
PINEAPPLE. An excellent variety, introduced 
some years ago, and in great favor in the Orange 
lake region of Florida. When grown in that sec¬ 
tion the fruit possesses a particularly fine pineapple 
flavor. Tree a very strong, upright grower; pro¬ 
lific. Fruit medium to large ; peel thin but tough, 
very smooth and bright ; heavy, juicy and of ex¬ 
cellent quality. We consider this one of the best 
round Oranges and recommend it as one of the most 
profitable sorts for extensive planting. 
RUBY. Medium-sized, nearly round; skin thin 
but very tough; pulp melting, rich, juicy and of 
exquisite flavor ; quality unsurpassed. As the 
fruit ripens it usually becomes streaked or mottled 
with blood-red; often the entire pulp gets ruby- 
red, showing through the peel in a reddish blush 
on the outside. One of the best of the Blood 
Oranges. The tree is vigorous, nearly thornless, 
and a regular bearer. We esteem this one of the 
most valuable varieties for general planting. 
ST. MICHAEL’S BLOOD. One of the best 
of the Blood Oranges. Fruit medium size, almost 
round, with thin but tough skin ; pulp juicy, melt¬ 
ing, rich and of exquisite flavor, being unsur¬ 
passed in quality. Usually the fruit becomes mot¬ 
tled or streaked with blood-red as it ripens, the 
color of the pulp often a beautiful rich ruby-red, 
showing through the peel in a reddish blush. 
Is a regular bearer, vigorous and nearly thornless. 
SATSUMA (synonyms, Oonshiu , Kii Seedless). 
This variety was brought to Florida from Japan 
some years ago by General Van Valkenburg, a 
former resident of that country. In Japan it is 
called “ Oonshiu,” and it has been designated by 
some subsequent importers as ‘‘Kii Seedless.” 
When first introduced, at the suggestion of Mrs. 
Van Valkenburg, it was called Satsuma, after one 
of the chief cities of the Island Kingdom ; it is 
now generally known in market and pomology by 
this name. Although generally classed with the 
ordinary sweet Orange ( Citrus aurantium dulcis ), 
Oranges of the Mandarin type (C. aurantium 
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nobilis ), to which the Satsuma belongs, are quite 
distinct. The fruit is characterized by flattened 
shape, loosely adhering rind and easily separated 
segments. The Satsuma is of medium size; the 
color is not red like King and Tangerine, but of a 
deeper yellow than Mandarin ; flesh fine-grained, 
tender, juicy, sweet and delicious; entirely seed¬ 
less. Ripens in September, October and Novem¬ 
ber. On account of its extreme earliness, good 
appearance and excellent quality it brings a high 
price in market. Tree of somewhat smaller 
growth than other Oranges, and is of unique 
habit. Entirely thornless. Bears when very 
young. This is undoubtedly the hardiest known 
variety of edible Oranges, and this, in connection 
with its early ripening and fine quality, makes it an 
exceedingly valuable sort. We are growing it 
largely in our own Orange groves at Glen Saint 
Mary, in northern Florida, and are probably the 
largest propagators of this variety in America. 
We can furnish the Satsuma on sweet Orange, 
rough lemon and Citrus trifoliata , but do not 
grow it on sour stock. It succeeds much better on 
sweet Orange and rough lemon stock than on sour, 
while on the entirely hardy Citrus trifoliata the 
inherent hardiness of the Satsuma is still further 
enhanced. We nearly always have this variety in 
fruit in the nursery rows and can furnish trees of 
bearing size. 
SWEET SEVILLE (Sanford’s). Small to me¬ 
dium, round; a good keeper and shipper ; sweet¬ 
ens first of the early kinds. Tree vigorous and 
prolific. Much like Early Oblong; is of better 
quality, and yields usually a third more fruit. 
TANGERINE (Dancy’s). One of the well- 
known “ kid glove Oranges ;” belongs to the Man¬ 
darin family. Flat, small to medium; skin sep¬ 
arates freely from the flesh; juicy, aromatic and rich, 
of a deep red color. Particularly good grower and 
prolific. December, January and February. 
VALENCIA LATE. A very late and very 
prolific variety of fine quality. Season May and 
June, but fruit will hang on trees till August or 
September. Fruit of good size, somewhat flat¬ 
tened; juicy and tender. 
WASHINGTON NAVEL. Like other Navels, 
bears a peculiar umbilical formation on the sum¬ 
mit or blossom end of the fruit ; this protuberance 
is not so prominent as in some varieties of Navel 
Orange. The fruit is large to very large, some¬ 
what oval; flesh meaty, tender, sweet and high- 
flavored; an exceptionally luscious fruit, without 
perceptible membranes or fiber. Ranks first in 
quality. For its superior prolificness, the " Wash¬ 
ington” is preferred to other Navel varieties in most 
localities where these are largely grown. Trees of 
this variety, when budded upon C. trifoliata 
stock, have fruited freely with us in nursery rows. 
