Archive image from page 63 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 56 STATE BOAED OF HORTICULTURE. causes that peculiar umbilical mark, either large or small, which gives the name 'navel,' by which this orange is com- monly known.' 'The first fruit brought to general notice was at a citrus fair in Riverside, in 1879, where it received prompt recognition. From that time forward its propagation was rapid, until to-day vast areas are devoted to its culture. The trees originally imported from Brazil still stand in the greenhouses at Was
Archive image from page 63 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 56 STATE BOAED OF HORTICULTURE. causes that peculiar umbilical mark, either large or small, which gives the name 'navel,' by which this orange is com- monly known.' 'The first fruit brought to general notice was at a citrus fair in Riverside, in 1879, where it received prompt recognition. From that time forward its propagation was rapid, until to-day vast areas are devoted to its culture. The trees originally imported from Brazil still stand in the greenhouses at Wash- ington, but those that were sent out to the growers of the citrus- producing sections of the United States were small stocks budded directly from the imported ones. It is worthy of most careful note that the valuable qualities which make the Navel the Most remarkable orange ' sports ' on record. A ' Navel' with a perfect orange outside its fruit-bud; and one with a perfect orange, skin and all, inside it. greatest of oranges developed in their entirety only upon the Pacific Coast. The peculiarity from which this orange derived its name is a navel seal, or trademark, of great importance to its grower—an unmistakable protuberance at the apex or blossom end of the fruit, not unlike the navel of the human body. In a seeming effort to break forth from its confinement, the bud often takes the form (especially in late blooming) of a diminutive orange. This mark varies greatly in size from a dim outline to oftentimes a monstrosity, readily distinguished in the accompanying engravings from nature. Besides these normal developments specimens are sometimes found with a section of the fruit in a raised or sunken panel, with pro- Herman H. Monroe, in ' Land of Sunshine,' May, 1899.
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