Bulletin of the of Agriculture . le typical Thomson fruits with the exception oftheir color and some characteristics of minor importance. The colorof the fruits of this strain is yellow to yellowish orange, and theyfrequently show small red markings. As a rule, the fruits seem toripen somewhat earlier than those of the Thomson strain under com-parable conditions. This strain holds about the same relation tothe Thomson that the Yellow Washington holds to the true Wash-ington strain. It is of little commercial value and is of interest mainlyfrom the standpoint of the study of the v
Bulletin of the of Agriculture . le typical Thomson fruits with the exception oftheir color and some characteristics of minor importance. The colorof the fruits of this strain is yellow to yellowish orange, and theyfrequently show small red markings. As a rule, the fruits seem toripen somewhat earlier than those of the Thomson strain under com-parable conditions. This strain holds about the same relation tothe Thomson that the Yellow Washington holds to the true Wash-ington strain. It is of little commercial value and is of interest mainlyfrom the standpoint of the study of the variability existing in theWashington Navel variety. Individual fruit variations of this strainoccur frequently in Thomson trees, and occasionally Yellow Thom-son limb sports have been found. RIBBED STRAIN. The habit of growth of the trees of the Ribbed strain resemblesthat of the Washington trees except that usually they are morefinely branched. As a rule, they are not as productive as Washing*- Bui. 623, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate PI072A-HP Typical Fruits of the Pear-Shape Strain of the Washington Navel Orange. Bui. 623, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate X.
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