. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 23 expense in picking, wrapping and packing per box generally go together. At any rate the larger fruited varieties are more desirable. Duncan packs thirty-six to seventy-two fruits per box, the most of them being fifty-four and sixty-four. Marsh Seedless runs a little smaller in size, while Triumph packs sixty-four to ninety-six fruits per standard box. Pernambuco, Walt- ers and Hall's Silver Cluster average about the same size as Marsh Seedless. Duncan.—An oblate or flattened pomelo, A^A inches from stem to the apex, imd Sy^ inches across, or larger, with
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. 23 expense in picking, wrapping and packing per box generally go together. At any rate the larger fruited varieties are more desirable. Duncan packs thirty-six to seventy-two fruits per box, the most of them being fifty-four and sixty-four. Marsh Seedless runs a little smaller in size, while Triumph packs sixty-four to ninety-six fruits per standard box. Pernambuco, Walt- ers and Hall's Silver Cluster average about the same size as Marsh Seedless. Duncan.—An oblate or flattened pomelo, A^A inches from stem to the apex, imd Sy^ inches across, or larger, with firm, smooth, waxy, light yellow rind. The pulp is solid, very juicy and excellent in quality and flavor. Seeds are present, sometimes only a few; generally fifteen or over. Fruit matures late in the season. The Duncan tree is a low spreading vigorous grower, very prolific, and a regular bearer. In quality it is first class. It has proven to be well adapted to Cuba. Marsh Seedlings.—Fruit flattened rounded, 35/^ inches from stem to apex, 4^ inches across, with thin, leathery, light yellow rind. The bitterness is not so well marked as in Duncan. The seeds are few in number; often two to six are found, though frequently they are entirely absent. This pomelo, though not so strong in character as some others, is an excellent fruit. The tree closely re- sembles Duncan in habit of growth. It is a good bearer, ripening late in the season. Triumph.—Fruit rather rounded or slightly flattened, small in size, averaging four inches or little less in greatest diameter. Rind smooth, light yellow; seeds numerous; quality very good. No variety of grape-fruit surpasses Triumph in the number of fruits produced. It bears such heavy crops that the fruits are likely to be undersized. It is a vig- orous, upright grower, producing its fruit well on the outside of the tree, where- as Duncan and Marsh Seedless fritit is almost entirely hidden by foliage. Season in Florida, November and December.
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