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crops. 3. here are exceptions to this, however, and some orchards in favored 
localities have borne large crops of fruit the fifth and sixth years after planting. 
Citrus trees not only produce bountiful crops of luscious fruits, but they 
are being planted for ornamentation in landscape effects, their beautiful, dark 
green foliage contrasting with many of the fine ornamental trees and shrubs. 
ORANGES 
Price of Orange Trees—On Sweet and Sour Roots—Except Valencia. 
Each 
10 
100 
1000 
1 inch and up. 
.$1.50 
$12.50 
$90.00 
$800.00 
to 1 inch Caliper. 
. 1.25 
10.00 
80.00 
700.00 
Vz to inch Caliper. 
. 1.00 
9.00 
70.00 
600.00 
Vz to inch Caliper. 
.90 
8.00 
60.00 
500.00 
Dancv Tangerine This variety is often called the kid glove orange, as it 
* 6 can be easily peeled without removing or soiling one’s 
gloves. The tree is a vigorous grower and a good producer. 
The fruit is small, juicy, rich in flavor, and very aromatic. The skin is quite 
red in color and very smooth. Ripens from December to February. 
Mediterranean Sweet Tor man y years this variety has been planted 
throughout the different orange sections. 
The fruit is medium to large having a skin of fine texture. The pulp is very 
good and has but few seeds. The tree is inclined to be of a dwarfish habit, 
but is a very heavy bearer. Ripens fruit as late as May or June. 
Ruby Blood ' he tree is a strong, vigorous grower and a heavy bearer. 
While it is not extensively grown or used for market pur¬ 
poses it is highly prized for home use. 
The tree when loaded with fruit is very ornamental and makes an attrac¬ 
tive addition to either the front or back yard. The fruit is medium in size, 
nearly round, having a thin smooth yellow skin. The pulp is rich, very juicy, 
streaked with a blood red, ripens January to April. 
Satsuma The Satsuma orange bears the reputation of being the hardiest of 
all edible oranges. The tree is of a spreading and drooping habit 
and bears fruit at an early age. 
The fruit is of medium size and rather flat in shape and deep orange in color. 
Flesh is fine grained, tender, sweet, delicious and so few seeds are ever found 
that it is termed seedless. 
This is undoubtedly one of the best of the Mandarin family and on account 
of its heavy bearing qualities, its early ripening and its many other attractive 
features, should be found in all home grounds. Ripens October to December. 
St. Michael The St. Michael is sometimes called the “Paper Rind” on ac¬ 
count of its thin pale skin and its easiness of peeling. 
The fruit is small, round, firm and very juicy. When ripe it is a deep orange 
in color and very attractive. It ripens in February and hangs on the tree as 
late as August. 
The tree while of a decided dwarfish habit is very healthy and a good bearer. 
Thomson Improved Navel Was discovered by A. C. Thomson, of 
Duarte, Los Angeles county, California. It 
is a very fine fruit of high quality and fine appearance. It is supposed by 
orange growers to be a natural variation of the Washington Navel. How¬ 
ever, in some localities, chiefly where planted for family use, it is preferred 
to the Washington Navel. 
Its time of ripening is November to January. 
Washington Navel This, the leader, of all .California oranges, was im¬ 
ported from Bahia, Brazil, in the year 1870, by Mr. W. 
Sanders, of the Department of Agriculture at Washington. It is said to de¬ 
rive its name from the fact that it was first grown in Washington and also 
from the peculiar formation of the blossom end of the fruit. 
The more this variety has been cultivated and exhibited the more popular 
it has become until now it is classed as the queen among oranges, and is 
more widely grown than any other variety. 
The tree is a strong rapid grower and a prolific bearer. The fruit is medium 
to large, juicy, possessing a fine flavor and so few seeds are ever discovered 
that it is termed as seedless. 
