. Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Semi-Tropical and Temperate Fruit Trees and Plants 13 CITRUS aurantium nobilis (Oneco), continued, has but half the quantity of seeds of this old variety. We deem it of sterling value, and a most promising new sort, of very vigorous habit. See photographic picture on page 11. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, Washington, D. C Jan. 25, WOO. * * * "
. Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Semi-Tropical and Temperate Fruit Trees and Plants 13 CITRUS aurantium nobilis (Oneco), continued, has but half the quantity of seeds of this old variety. We deem it of sterling value, and a most promising new sort, of very vigorous habit. See photographic picture on page 11. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, Washington, D. C Jan. 25, WOO. * * * "We have examined one specimen of this fruit and find it of excellent qualitj-. much heavier than the common Mandarin, and superior in every respect. * * * We will have drawings and descriptions made from the other ; * * * G. B, Brackett, Fomologist. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 24, 1900. * * * As yet the writer has only got inside the smaller and imperfect specimen. It was of exquisite flavor. J. Horace McFarland, Sort. Printer. Glen St. Mary, Fla., Jan. 19,1900. "The sample of Oueco Mandarin sent me has arrived and been sampled. It is of full, medium size for the Man- darin type. The color of skin is red, like Tangierine, and it also possesses a decided Tangierine aroma, although this is not so distinct as in Dancy Tangierine. The fruit is of good quality, and reminds one of Satsnma, Tangierine and King blended. It is very much superior to the ; G. L. Taber, President Fla. Hort. Society. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 26,1900. (In issue of Far?}ter and Fruit-Grower.) "In physical characteristics, color, size, corrugated (though glossy) peel, the sample partook more of the Tan- gierine in the blending; but in juice characteristics we think it inclined to the Mandarin. Taken as a whole, it (Oneco Mandarin) is a grand fruit; it recalls the tradi- tions of the unsurpassable Florida Orange in the days of the famous triumvirate, Hart, Phelps and ;
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