. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture . on, which, asindicated above, in fruit characters clearly exhibits its true hybridnature. The other 101 seedlings have foliage which would be classedas purely pomelo in character. Only 6 of these have thus far bornefruit, and all of the fruits produced resembled pure pomelo. Fromthese observations it would seem that only the 5 seedlings havingtangerine-like foliage are in reality true hybrids. The others areprobably false hybrids, developed from adventive embryos. Description op fruit and tree.—Fruit compressed-spherical, slightly dra
. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture . on, which, asindicated above, in fruit characters clearly exhibits its true hybridnature. The other 101 seedlings have foliage which would be classedas purely pomelo in character. Only 6 of these have thus far bornefruit, and all of the fruits produced resembled pure pomelo. Fromthese observations it would seem that only the 5 seedlings havingtangerine-like foliage are in reality true hybrids. The others areprobably false hybrids, developed from adventive embryos. Description op fruit and tree.—Fruit compressed-spherical, slightly drawnout at stem end like tangerine; of medium size, averaging 2$ inches in diameterand about 2| inches in height; weight from 163 to 248 grams; calyx persistent as incommon orange; color chrome yellow, considerably darker than the pomelo, thoughnot so red as the tangerine; specific gravity about the same as water; skin thin, aboutone-eighth of an inch in thickness, loose and easily removable, like the skin of the Yearbook U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, ■
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