Mary Nurseries 
Citrus Fruits 
The Lue Gim Gong Orange is a hardy, thrifty-growing variety. It can be marketed to advantage 
in August, September and October, when the only fruit on the markets is Valencia Late, from 
California. 
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 edi¬ 
ble state. There is no question but 
that this variety marks the begin¬ 
ning of a new era in late Orange cul¬ 
ture. 
So convinced are we of the merits 
of this Orange that we 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 
have already planted 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 De Land, 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 low, well-rounded head, 
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 Mr. Lue Gim Gong and One of His Trees 
little too acid. It is good in July, but 
better in August and September. 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 obtainable 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 promi¬ 
nent in citrus-fruit circles will suffice to show how it is regarded by those who know the fruit. 
Mr. W. C. Temple, Tampa, Fla., former Secretary and Business Manager of the Florida Citrus Ex¬ 
change, under date of June 17. 1911, 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 investigate, 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 
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