. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA R E V I E \V 27. King Orange—Four-Year-Old Tree. The "King" Orange. An orange of superior quality, known as the "King" variety, the first plants of which were imported directly from Cochin, China, some twenty-eight years ago. The year book of the United States De- partment of Agriculture has this to say about this promising fruit: This orange is also known as the "King of ; It was first classed with the man- darins and tangerines, but it is so very dis- tinct from these in many respects as to ap- pear worthy of
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA R E V I E \V 27. King Orange—Four-Year-Old Tree. The "King" Orange. An orange of superior quality, known as the "King" variety, the first plants of which were imported directly from Cochin, China, some twenty-eight years ago. The year book of the United States De- partment of Agriculture has this to say about this promising fruit: This orange is also known as the "King of ; It was first classed with the man- darins and tangerines, but it is so very dis- tinct from these in many respects as to ap- pear worthy of being classed in a distinct horticultural group. It is described as being medium to large in size, dark reddish-orange in color, the rind moderately thick, rather soft, and possessing a distinctive and agree- able aroma and flavor, flesh loose and soft in te-xture, juice abundant, and with a pecu- liarly rich, sweet flavor. The general qual- i'-y of the fruit ranks it with the very finest kinds, for it is more sensitive to climatic changes than most varieties of oranges. Great Auction of Cuban Pines. The largest quantity of Havana pines ever disposed of at auction in one week in April was handled in the New York market in the week of April 30. A total of about crates was disposed of. Large sizes were hard to move and in most cases the trade gave a preference to the medium sizes. The proportion of small sizes was light, and sizes 42 and 48 would, as a rule, bring relatively higher figures than the larger sizes. The proportion of large sizes, 16 to 24, was figured as alwut 80 per cent, of the total in the Cuban stock. The prices in consequence of the cool weather, and in spite of the fact that the Cuban pines were of very fine quality, al- though green, were the lowest in the history of the trade for sound fruit. With better weather the cheap prices should be a thing of the past, both on ac- count of the increased improvement in the ripeness of the pines and lessened re
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