Washington Navel Orange 
In many ways this is the most remarkable Orange grown today. It is the Orange which standardized 
the output of California citrus orchards, and perhaps it is not too much to say that this single variety 
has been in a large measure responsible for citrus development in that state. Florida growers are not, 
or should not be, interested in it, because it will not yield enough fruit to pay for planting it. Fruit 
can be secured from trees budded on Rough Lemon or Citnis trifoliata stocks, but even then it has no 
place in a commercial planting. We grow it for our trade in other countries. The fruit carries its own 
trade-mark the navel marking on the blossom end of the fruit. In size, it is large, the pulp meaty, 
not so tender and juicy as some of the finer varieties, but still a very fine Orange. It is an excellent 
shipper, and its high color and seedlessness are other important points in its favor as a market fruit. 
It can be grown successfully on heavy soils, on sour orange stock, in irrigated districts, and for 
such localities it is highly recommended. Introduced from Brazil, in 1870, it was exhibited at Riv¬ 
erside, Calif., in 1879 shortly after that its propagation and planting were undertaken. 
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