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GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
Citrus Department 
ORANGES, continued 
ST. MICHAEL^S BLOOD, One of the best of 
the Blood Oranges. Fruit medium size, almost 
round, with thin but tough skin ; pulp juicy, 
melting, rich and of excpiisite flavor, being un¬ 
surpassed in quality. Usuallythe fruit becomes 
mottled 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, Ooushiu, Kii Seed¬ 
less). Thisvariety was brought to h'lorida from 
Japan some years ago l)y General Van Valken- 
burg, a former resident of that country. In 
Japan it is called “Oonshiu,” and it has been 
designated by some subseciuent importers as 
“Kii Seedless.” When first introduced, at the 
suggestion of Mrs. \'an 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 
generallyclassed with theordinarysweet Orange 
{Citrus atcrantium duleis). Oranges of the Man¬ 
darin type ( C. aurantium- nobilis), to which the 
Satsuma belongs, are quite distinct. The fruit 
is characterized by Hattened sliape, loosely ad¬ 
hering 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; llesh fine-grained, tender, juicy. 
sweet and delicious ; entirely seedless. Ripens 
in September, October and November. On 
account of its extreme earliness, good appear¬ 
ance and excellent quality it brings a high price 
in market. Tree of somewhat smaller growth 
than other Oranges, and is of uniejue habit, 
luitirely thornless. Bears when very young. 
This is undoubtedly the hardiest known variety 
of edible Orange, 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 L'lorida, and are probably the 
largest propagators of this variety in America. 
W'e can furnish the Satsuma on sweet Orange, 
rough lemon and Citrus trifotiata^ 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 tri~ 
foliata 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. 
SURPRISE NAVEL Originated by Mr. E. S. 
Hubbard, of Federal Point, Fla. Size medium, 
navel mark small but very distinctive. Very 
heavy, smooth, thin-skinned, and nearly seed¬ 
less. Quality good. Ripens early. Claimed 
to be a heavy bearer, even when budded on 
sour stock, and is believed to be quite an acqui¬ 
sition to the list of Oranges. 
Tangerine Oranges 
