Duncan Grapefruit 
to his neighbors. Duncan is a seedling of this original tree and was first brought to notice by Mr. A. L. 
Duncan, of Dunedin, Fla. Mr. Duncan discovered the tree quite by accident. The fruit was served 
him at tea one Sunday evening by Mrs. J. G. Snedecor, the owner of the grove in which the origi¬ 
nal Duncan tree stood. It was of such exquisite quality and so superior to any he had known through¬ 
out his years of experience as a grower that he became deeply interested in it. He exhibited specimens 
at the horticultural society meeting where the fruit attracted much attention. The ex-president of our 
company, Mr. G. L. Taber, secured budwood from the original tree through Mr. Duncan, grew trees 
of it, and first offered it for sale in the catalogue issued in September of 1895. Mr. A. L. Duncan said 
of it, “I do not know how either tree or fruit could be improved,” and today it stands in a class by 
itself, even as it did then. We have been propagating Duncan ever since. The original Duncan tree 
at C'lreen Springs, Fla., has weathered the storms, cold spells, and neglect of more than eighty years 
and is still bearing good crops. Ihrough all the cold periods which we have experienced during the 
past Cjuarter of a century, both in north and south Florida, we have observed that Duncan invariably 
has suffered less than any other variety. It is unquestionably the hardiest of all the Grapefruit, 
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