Tangerine Oranges 
Dancy Tangerine Orange 
Ihis Orange, a “kid-glove” Orange by the way, is so often referred to as a fancy fruit that its 
real value as a straight money-making variety is often lost sight of. Plantings of 'I'angerines have 
proved to be very profitable, and quantities now produced are always marketed at good profit. More¬ 
over, it ripens and is ready for market when its extremely high color lends most value to its sale. 
I he tree is compactly headed, dense, and rather U[)right, but tending to spread as it grows older, 
the head being oiiened by the weight of heavy crops of fruit. It is a very ornamental as well as a won¬ 
derfully prolific variety. This future has been further increased in Glen Saint Mary trees by the care¬ 
ful attention we have given to its propagation for many years, d'he fruit is fiat, of medium size, with 
very smooth rind and very high color; a brilliant deej) orange-red, almost tomato-red, sets it in a dis¬ 
tinct class from all other citrus fruits. The flesh is dark orange in color, with melting pulp, very free 
from fiber, and filled with delicious juice. Like Satsuma and King, the skin is very easily removed and 
the pctions r(^dily sejmrated without breaking the juice sacs or soiling the fingers. Dancy originated 
in ]' londa, at Buena Vista, in St. Johns County, the original tree being raised by the late Col. Francis 
L. Dancy, and it was brought into cultivation about 1871. For the grower who desires to produce a 
high-grade fruit that is just a little out of the ordinary, Dancy Tangerine is a safe variety to plant, 
Valencia Orange 
See illustration on page 13 
1 his Orange has been known by many names. Hart’s Late, Tardiff, Valencia Late, etc. It came 
to America from Sj)ain in different ways, but it is all one Orange. Today it is the most widely grown 
late Orange and the only one to be considered for its season, Alarch to May. At this time of year, 
Oranges generally command a fine price, and. consequently, plantings of Valencia are very profitable! 
In planting Valencia, a locality must be selected that is reasonably free from frost, as the fruit remains 
on the trees throughout the winter months. Valencia fruit is of medium size, of good color, with thin 
skin, and firm, deep orange flesh. ^ It contains only a few seeds. In quality, it is delicious, and in this 
respect nothing nmre could be desired. The tree is a strong grower, and our selected strain from one of 
vff Valencia orchards in C alifornia is a good bearer. We have tested out a large number of 
differerit strains of Valencia and still have many of them in fruit in our test orchard at Winter Haven 
L la., where our customers may see them. W'hile these show little or no variation in fruit or tree char¬ 
acteristics, we believe the one we are propagating is the most prolific. 
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