. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 10 /^yT^TJTTO ryT^ T r T rr\r\ /-^TTT â Â¥-> y~* f^ * /-« < /-^ ^T-^ A ^^\.uo rjxuilO UN OUl^r-l^Uii;:!)! MAIl^b ^2{5 yellowish to orange in color. The quality is excellent, the acidity and sweetness being well blended. The trees are vigor- ous and prolific. The variety originated as a seedling in Florida. The season is from December to January. 17. The Parson Brown is one of the best of the early varieties of oranges and is the principal early commercial vari- ety grown in Florida. It originated in the grove of Parson


. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 10 /^yT^TJTTO ryT^ T r T rr\r\ /-^TTT â Â¥-> y~* f^ * /-« < /-^ ^T-^ A ^^\.uo rjxuilO UN OUl^r-l^Uii;:!)! MAIl^b ^2{5 yellowish to orange in color. The quality is excellent, the acidity and sweetness being well blended. The trees are vigor- ous and prolific. The variety originated as a seedling in Florida. The season is from December to January. 17. The Parson Brown is one of the best of the early varieties of oranges and is the principal early commercial vari- ety grown in Florida. It originated in the grove of Parson Brown, at Webster, Florida; hence the name. The orange is somevrhat oblong in form, medium to large in size, and from yellow to yellowish orange in color. The peel is smooth and. Fig. 4 has a fine texture. The quality is good and the acidity and sweetness are well blended if the orange is picked early, although the sweetness slightly predominates. The Parson Brown is one of the few oranges that is green in color when it is ripe. It begins to ripen about October and continues on into November. It keeps and ships well. A branch of a tree of the Parson Brown variety is shown in Fig. 3. The oblong form of the orange can be seen in the lower part of the illustration. The fine texture of the peel is also apparent. §20 CITRUS FRUITS IN GULF-COAST STATES 11 18. The Jloniosassii variety of orange is usually roundish, but sometimes slightly flattened; it is medium to large in size and from yellow to orange yellow in color. The skin is bright,' smooth, thin, and tough. The flesh is rather coarse grained; the quality is excellent, the flavor vinous and sprightly, and the acidity and sweetness are well blended. The fruit keeps and ships well. The oranges ripen in midseason, which is from December to February. The tree is vigorous and prolific. â¢m- TVt^SaMaB^'^fMHTJ y iWr % ' ^^. X ^V^t '*â 'â ^ "> ^"'."'"'^^^^1 ^^L ^^P^ ^ ^ Hf' 'S 1 1 ^^^^ ^^^^H^^^Kie, -^


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