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. Citrus fruit culture. Fruit-culture; Citrus fruits. — 9 — Pomona substation, but it has a high color and fine flavor. Malta Blood is larger than the Ruby, but it bears less and is a poorer orange. There is only a light demand for either variety. Mediterranean Sweet.—This kind was at one time popular, but its tendency to bear small crops in certain sections, even under the best of care, makes it untrustworthy. Numbers of Mediterraneans are being budded-over to Washington PLATE 1. Old Seedling Orange Budded to Washington Navel. Four-year-old top on sixteen-year-old seedling. SL Michae
. Citrus fruit culture. Fruit-culture; Citrus fruits. — 9 — Pomona substation, but it has a high color and fine flavor. Malta Blood is larger than the Ruby, but it bears less and is a poorer orange. There is only a light demand for either variety. Mediterranean Sweet.—This kind was at one time popular, but its tendency to bear small crops in certain sections, even under the best of care, makes it untrustworthy. Numbers of Mediterraneans are being budded-over to Washington PLATE 1. Old Seedling Orange Budded to Washington Navel. Four-year-old top on sixteen-year-old seedling. SL Michael Paper-Rind.—This is an old variety, which, though strongly approved by some growers, is not now being planted to any appreciable extent for commercial purposes. It is a small, late variety, with extremely thin rind, and, as it is of high quality, can be recom- mended for family orchards. Miscellaneous Varieties.—Many varieties of oranges that have no recognized commercial standing have long been classed as "seedlings ". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mills, J. W. (James William), 1867-. Berkeley, Cal. : Agricultural Experiment Station
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