




Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Co. S§ Winter Haven, Florida 
The Temple Orange 
ILLUSTRATED ON FRONT COVER 
In August, 1924, we acquired the nursery interests of the Buckeye Nurseries, Inc., Tampa, Fla. 
These were the largest nurseries in the world devoted exclusively to the growing of citrus trees. For 
many years the late Myron F. Gillett and his son, D. C. Gillett, occupied a foremost position in the 
citrus nursery business of Florida. Among their achievements was the introduction of the Temple 
Orange. In the transfer above mentioned, the Temple copyright and franchise came into our posses- 
sion. Planters are absolutely sure to get from us trees of the true Temple Orange with a straight-line 
ancestry back to the parent tree. 
We believe that, propagated on the right stock and the trees properly handled on any good citrus 
soil, Temple is one of the finest Oranges that has ever been brought into cultivation. We have very 
complete knowledge of the behavior of Temple on all the important citrus stocks. We do not offer it 
for sale on Rough Lemon stock, as on this stock, especially on young trees, the fruit has a tendency 
to coarsen and dry out. On Sour Orange, Sweet Seedling, Cleopatra, and for North Florida, Citrus 
Trifoliata, wonderful high-quality, heavy, juicy fruit is produced, and it can be planted on lands to 
which these stocks are adapted with every assurance of success. 
More and more satisfactory financial returns from the production of citrus fruits are dependent 
upon the growing of strictly high-grade fruit. From every standpoint the Temple Orange is a fancy 
fruit. With its beautiful appearance and fine quality, Temple has taken an outstanding position in the 
citrus markets. Production has reached the point where during its season Temple is quoted in produce 
and sales bulletins under its own name and brings fancy prices. Temples are marketed during the 
latter part of the Tangerine season and considerably later. Inclusion of Temple in the setting of a 
grove will yield a very profitable return for the planter. The planting of it cannot be overdone, as we 
sell the genuine Temple exclusively, and sell only a limited number each year. 
Glen Summer Orange 
The Glen Summer ts our own trade name for a comparatively new and promising variety now 
being propagated under several different names and given wide publicity. The fruit closely resembles 
the Valencia but when grown on Sour Orange or Sweet Seedling root this Orange ripens later in the 
spring and can be held on the tree later in the summer than the Valencia or Lue Gim Gong. Inasmuch 
as prices for Oranges increase each summer as the supply diminishes, any fruit going to the markets 
in July and August naturally commands a top price. 
We are cataloging the Glen Summer for the first time in this issue but have been propagating the 
variety for quite some time. Many of the oldest plantings are now in bearing and the owners have 
proved their confidence in the Glen Summer by making additional plantings, in some cases doubling 
and tripling their original acreage. 
Valencia Orange 
This is, perhaps, the most famous variety of fruit in the citrus industry. It is one of the two leading 
varieties of California, the most prominent in Spain, and the standard late Orange of Florida. To- 
day it is the most widely grown late Orange and the only one to be considered for its season—March 
to June. Owing to the fact that it is practically the only Orange on the market at this time, the Va- 
lencia commands a fine price, and, consequently, plantings of this variety are very profitable. A 
survey of prices received for Valencias over a long period of years shows that the returns have been 
most uniformly good. 
The tree is a strong grower and comes into bearing early. It blooms at the same period as other 
varieties—usually in February—but matures its fruit slowly, and it is not until over a year later, the 
following March, that it is ripe enough to ship. However, the trees put out bloom and set a normal 
crop while carrying the current or old one. It can be held on the trees until late May or early June, 
thus allowing for a wide marketing period. 
Valencia fruit is of medium size, of good color, with thin skin and firm deep orange flesh. It Is prac- 
tically seedless, containing only a very few seeds, ts very juicy and, in quality, delicious. It is also a 
splendid shipper, is marketed under the name Valencia, and is most favorably received in all citrus 
markets. 
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