The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-14
ORANGE CULTURE.
Written for the Florida Agriculturist by Arthur H
1Ianvilis, Of the Manville Nurseries.


Written for the Florida Agriculturist by Arthur H
Manvilie, Of the Manvile Nurseries.
af'n 2ge VARIETIES. = e q ,--as'e
The Navel ranks first, in our opin.
ion, among the different varieties o1
the orange. It possesses all the de.
sirable qualities of our native fruit
its distinguishing mark will always
give it high value, and prevent de.
ception on the part of dealers. The
tree is thornless, AMI bears very
young. Although not as prolific as
some of the native sorts, it is uni
fornly large and fine; The size oi
the fruit makes up in bulk and weight
what it lacks in numbers. ,.Se~
The Du Roi, if marketed early in
the season before its ribs become in.
distinct, like the above, has the ad-
vantage of distinguishing mark.
doDuring the past few years many
fine native varieties have been
brought to public notice. These are
all very similar, the difference be.
tween them being too slight to dis.
tinguish them in the market, and OF
little Importance to growers gener.
ally, though OF interest to- amateurs.
While the superior, native varieties,
and many Of the foreign varieties
which have been fruited in the State,
have few distinctive characteristics,
there are many interior varieties; it
makes little difference which of the
best varieties are chosen, but it is of
vital Importance that a really supe-
rior fruit be selected. The Peerless,
which stands firstin our list of native
varieties,has no superior among those
which have been produced in the
State. 1t has been introduced by
ourselves, and, after testing its mer-
its for several years, we recommend
it for general culture. The Magnun
Bonum, Homosassa, and Nonpareil
named and classified by the Nomen
clature Committee Of the Florids
Fruit Growers Association, have ac
quired deservedly high reputation
Old Vini, Arcadia, Sweet Seville, ETC.
are also excellent varieties. The Egg
and Tardiff are especially valuable
for home consumption, the former
being very early and the latter very
late. PA iH aa'a ~
% The Mandarin or Tangierine orange
is regarded by some as a distinctive
species, by others as a marked vari
ETY. of the Sweet Orange. From its
having been introduced into Europe
from Tangiers, in Africa, it is some
times called the Tangierine Orange, by
which name il is generally known
throughout this State. No grove is
complete without a few trees of this
species, and they are being quite ex.
tensively planted. I They are prot
table crop for market and stand
shipping well if properly handled.
1.-THE lemons grown in Florida
heretofore have been too large and
coarse to. sell well in the market
Fruit from native seedlings and i'm.
ported trees is now produced of ex.
cellent quality which readily com.
-petes with foreign fruit and yields
profitable returns. During the month
of October and a portion of Novem-
Der, before foreign importations ar
rive, Florida lemons, even of medi-
um quality, bring very high prices.
This fruit is successfully and profita-
bly, cultivated in California. We re-
gard the French's Seeding lemon as
being the best grown inlthe State. 1t
is in no way inferior to the, European
fruit, and we have no hesitancy in
recommending its culture for market.
The Lamb Lemon is an excellent
fruit, regarded by many as the best.
The Florida lime is superiorto the
lemon as an acid fruit for home use /;
it is also a profitable market fruit.
For tull description of varieties see
the New Guide to Orange Culture, by T..
A. and A. HI. Manyille, Of Lake George, Fla.
tat the date of this writing Mandarin
Oranges are quoted in the northern mar
kers at nine to ten dollars per half barrel
box. h'f .~
* HI ks B. f. Thurber g. Co, the well
known firm of New York, are now expert
menting with Florida lemons for the pur-
nose of manufacturing the familiar elem-
On neeln of commerce.. The coarse, thick
Skinned fruiU is best for this purpose. The
Messrs. Thurber are of the opinion that
this industry can be made a success If the
fruit can be had here at ten dollars per
Thousand This may afford a market for
the coarse fruit so common In Florida.