Valencia Late 
This orange we regard as the best of the late varieties. The Valencia Late orange 
comes into the market when practically all other Florida fruit is out. It is good and 
juicy up to June. The fruit is slightly oval, a good shipper, very desirable both in size 
and appearance. It produces an abundance of juice; in fact, no other orange can com¬ 
pare with the Valencia Late in this respect. The tree is a rapid grower, exceedingly 
prolific and begins to bear when quite young. Besides this the Valencia Late is very 
hardy and does not lose its juice and quality if frosted while on the trees, as most other 
varieties do. This variety should be planted exclusively for late crop. The high prices 
the Valencia Lates have brought on the market during the late years have made this 
orange one of the most popular oranges of Florida and we cannot too highly recommend 
it as a real money maker. 
Pineapple Orange 
The Pineapple Orange is indeed the mid-season orange, following close to Par¬ 
son Brown in ripening. The tree is a strong, vigorous, upright grower and is ex¬ 
ceedingly prolific. The fruit is medium to large in size, well rounded. Its color is 
deep orange with reddish tinge showing when fully ripe and well colored. Its flesh 
is medium grain with an abundance of juice. This orange ripens in December and 
will remain on the trees in fine shape until March. It is one of the best all-round 
oranges ever produced in Florida and can be highly recommended, especially for 
planting on heavy hammock land. 
Ruby Blood Orange 
This is a universal favorite blood orange; medium sized, well rounded, thin 
and tough rind; juice highly colored and has a delicious, spicy flavor. As the fruit 
ripens it becomes streaked with red and when fully ripe the inner pulp becomes a 
strawberry or ruby red. It frequently occurs, however, that the blood markings 
do not appear in fruit on young trees but develops as trees advance in age and 
when trees mature the markings are very distinct. It ripens in December and is a 
fine shipper. Every grower should have at least a few of this most excellent 
variety. 
Dancy’s Tangerine 
This tangerine is familiarly known as the “Kid-glove” member of the orange 
family. It is a most desirable fruit. The color is almost a Tomato Red. The 
skin is easily removed with the fingers and the sections separate easily, thus mak¬ 
ing it very popular. The tree is a vigorous grower and a prolific bearer. 
The King Orange 
The King Orange is called “The Monarch of the ‘Kid-glove’ family,” on 
account of its size and striking appearance. The skin is very tough and heavy and 
adheres loosely to the flesh. The skin can be removed easily with the fingers, 
the same as the tangerine. The flesh is full of the delicious and delicately 
flavored juice and sections separate easily from each other. The fruit ripens late 
and is at its best in March and April, when it brings fancy prices. 
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