one of the few oranges that is ripe before the color changes from the green to the 
golden yellow. It colors well in transit if packed early. This fruit will hang on 
the trees in good condition until March. The fruit is medium sized, slightly oblong, 
smooth, thin skin, fruit very heavy, solid and juicy. We unhesitatingly recommend 
the Parson Brown as the best of the very early varieties. It will pass the acid test 
when others will not; consequently, will sell for better prices in early season than 
others do later. It should be made a leader for early shipping as it is always the 
first orange ready to ship. 
It frequently occurs that inferior varieties are sold by irresponsible parties rep¬ 
resenting same to be Parson Brown when in fact they are entirely different fruit. 
Being located in the region where the Parson Brown originated, we have the gen¬ 
uine strain of Parson Brown. Our bud-wood is carefully selectedjrom old, tested, 
bearing trees, and we are therefore in a position to know that every tree sent out 
is positively true to name. 
Persian or Tahiti Limes 
This fruit grows about the size of an ordinary lemon with greater quality of 
juice which is acid in flavor and much more agreeable to the taste. The skin is 
quite smooth and very thin. It is slow to color; in fact the fruit is ripe while the 
skin is green. Another pleasing feature is that it is practically seedless. This 
fruit is destined to become a universal favorite for cold drink stands as well as for 
home use. The tree is almost constantly in bloom, which results in fruit being in 
different stage of development throughout the year. It is a good shipper and in 
demand. 
Villa Franca Lemon 
This is one of the best lemons grown, both for home use and for com¬ 
mercial purposes. The fruit is medium sized with thin and smooth rind. It is 
a very juicy, acid fruit of fine appearance, practically seedless and has long been 
a leading variety. The tree is a vigorous upright grower and very prolific. The 
Villa Franca is frequently called the ever-bearing lemon. 
