. Citrus fruits;. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. 18 Citrus Fruits homesteaded. According to present street nomenclature the spot formerly occupied by the Tibbet cottage is on Central Avenue near Palm Avenue. The fruit from these trees first attracted attention at a private meeting of fruit growers in the winter of 1877-88, at which time the Navel trees sold by Thomas A. Garey had been in bearing several years. In February, 1879, the Southern Cali- fornia Horticultural Society (J. De Barth Shorb, President, and , Secretary) held a citrus fair at Riverside. At this fair Mr
. Citrus fruits;. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. 18 Citrus Fruits homesteaded. According to present street nomenclature the spot formerly occupied by the Tibbet cottage is on Central Avenue near Palm Avenue. The fruit from these trees first attracted attention at a private meeting of fruit growers in the winter of 1877-88, at which time the Navel trees sold by Thomas A. Garey had been in bearing several years. In February, 1879, the Southern Cali- fornia Horticultural Society (J. De Barth Shorb, President, and , Secretary) held a citrus fair at Riverside. At this fair Mr. T. D. Cover exhibited fruit from the Tibbet trees and was awarded first prize over other Navels exhibited from Orange County, which came from trees imported from Australia by Mr. Garey. The difference between the two forms was recognized by ex- pert fruit growers; the Tibbet oranges being called Washington Navels because Mrs. Tibbet, probably for- getting the name "Bahia," always said in answer to in-. Fig. 3. —Mrs. L. C. Tibbet, who first brought the true Navel orange to Cali- 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 Coit, John Eliot, 1880- [from old catalog]. New York, The Macmillan company
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