CITRUS 
FRUITS 
17 
THE FRESNO 
NURSERY CO. 
CITRUS AND TROPICAL FRUITS 
Citrus fruits are very popular and deservedly so on account of their medicinal 
properties. They are very profitable as a commercial fruit. Every home place 
should be ornamented with a few Citrus trees for they are the best fruit grown for 
home use. 
All our Citrus trees are removed from the nursery with a ball of earth around the 
root, this ball weighs from 25 to 35 lbs. and is held intact with a burlap covering. 
When planting trees which are balled be sure and plant same ball, sack and all, 
simply cutting the string which holds the burlap around the root and throwing it 
back a little from the main stem. Many planters make the grave mistake of re¬ 
moving these balls, which is suicidal to the tree. 
ORANGES. 
Mediterranean Sweet. Large; pulp solid and 
few seeds; ripens late. February. 
Ruby Blood. Medium; very smooth; pulp 
rich, juicy and melting. January to April. 
Satsuma. (Unshiu, Oonshiu.) Deep yellow; 
flesh very tender, juicy; entirely seedless. 
October to December. 
St. Michael. Small; round; firm; thin skin; 
pulp juicy and very sweet. February. 
Golden Nugget Navel. (New.) Oblong; good 
size; deliciously sweet; seedless. Novem¬ 
ber to March. 
Washington Navel Orange. 
Navelencia. (New.) Ripens sixty days after 
Washington; equal to the very best. April 
to June. 
Tangerine. (Dancy’s.) Medium size; very 
sweet; rind thin and separating readily. 
March. 
Thomson's Improved Navel. Medium size; 
very smooth and thin; pulp juicy. Two 
weeks earlier than Washington Navel. 
November to January. 
Valencia Late Orange. 
Valencia Late. The leading spring and 
summer shipping orange. Fruit large, ob¬ 
long, not unlike the Paper Rind St. 
Michael in color and texture; ripens late, 
and keeps its fine qualities late into the 
summer months. Desirable in localities 
not subject to late frosts. 
Washington Navel. In California it has 
reached its highest stage of perfection 
and stands in the lead of all other va¬ 
rieties for its large size, lusciousness and 
sweetness of pulp. The most extensively 
planted variety on the market. November 
to March. This is the finest shipping 
orange known to commerce the world over. 
Its firm texture, fine flavor and “standing” 
qualities render its shipment to European 
markets not only feasible, but profitable. 
