LATE VARIETIES 
Valencia, Reasoner’s Valencia and Lue Gim Gong. 
Valencia: This is the old standby and needs no 
description. 
Reasoner’s Valencia: This is a very vigorous growing 
strain, which has a reputation for its vigor and good 
bearing qualities. It is undoubtedly superior to common 
Valencia. Compare the trees of the two strains the next 
time you visit the Citrus Experiment Station at Lake 
Alfred and note the difference, 
Lue Gim Gong: A very hardy variety that will hang 
longer without drying at the stem end than the Valencia. 
Good quality and juicy. It is our latest’ orange and quite 
popular in some sections. 
GRAPEFRUIT 
We propagate the following varieties: Duncan, Marsh 
Seedless, Foster (Pink) and Thompson (Pink Seedless). 
Foster: Sometimes called Foster Pink. It is a seeded 
variety of excellent flavor. It is an early and mid-sea- 
son fruit ripening from November through January. 
Thompson: Also called Thompson Pink. It is a seed- 
less variety. For the last two years the ‘Pinks’ have 
sold much higher than the white or common grapefruit 
and they are becoming more popular all of the time. 
Watch the market reports from week to week and see 
the difference in price in favor of the Pinks. Are we 
overlooking a bet in not planting more? 
Duncan: Of the common or seeded varieties of grape- 
fruit the Duncan is the most popular variety and we 
propagate it regularly. It bears quite heavily when 
given good care. 
Marsh Seedless: It is too well known to need any 
description or comment, It is our standard _ seedless 
variety and may be shipped from November to June. 
AVOCADOS 
While there are more than 50 varieties of Avocados in 
Florida we propagate the 5 varieties which appear to top 
the list of profitable, commercial varieties which ripen 
in the fall and winter months. Named in alphabetical 
order they are Booth 7, Booth 8, Lula, Nabal and Taylor, 
In popularity they would probably rank as follows: Lula, 
Booth 7, Booth 8, Taylor and Nabal. 
Avocados are placed in two classes called “A” and 
“B” type according to the time at which the flowers open 
and close and the pollen is given off. In Florida it is 
quite desirable to have both “A” and “B” type trees in- 
terplanted, or near each other, since this practice ap- 
pears to give more uniform and heavier crops than if 
the trees are all of one variety. Cross pollination ap- 
pears desirable for heavy crops of fruit. Of the five 
varieties named the Lula and Taylor are both of the 
“A” type and the Booths and Nahal are of the “B” type. 
