The herald., 1893-11-22
afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The meeting was called to order at
1 as by Secretary Lelong. In the abb
sence of Mr.. Cooper, who was detained
BY sickness, Mr.. Abbott Kinney was
called to the chair.
BEET VARIETIES OF CITRUS FRUITS.
Mr.. J. L. Cutter, tue well.known
nurseryman and grower OF Riverside,
was introduced and read paper upon
the best varieties Of citrus ffnite.
While the naval is the best variety Of
it's season both orchardists and market
men know the need OF other kinds.
ii 10 staple and other sorts must sup
plant 1t. Later they must meet the full
demand when the naval season ie past.
For the fret OF these two requirements Is
the st. Michael and the blood oranges
are doubtless the best we have and they
are also the best immediate successors
to IL. Neither have, besf1spreduoad for
any length ofyih1sl bdk hhSs sSyary fne
flavor and possess excellRnt n s3ifp ping
qualities. In. structural bsfac g9rissics
the st. Michael 10 easily fh8s m Sat ele.
CANT OF oranges. Following fheseis the
Tardif. There 10 alec d long ltst Of vafie-
ties, sorne of Which will contehd strongly
for place among the indispensable few.
Prominent among these is tbs Mediter-
ranean sweet. q t'f gSx
The Joppa is also we'll recommended.
In Tangarines the Dancy and Mandarin
rate as standard. The best fruit OF this
variety that the speaker has seen is the
Kinneloa. raised by Mr.. Abbot Kinney.
Many varieties Of lemons have been
found thorongly good, but no one has
been acknowledged best. The Eureka is
losing ground. The Lisbon 10 q promi-
nsnt variety. The Villa Franco is also
good, as is the Royal Messiha. This
latter was tested at the Cotton fair last
year, and showed EDS times az much
sugar as the Lisbon, together with de-
cidedly greater strength of acid. Both
varieties, however, had been surpassed
in this quality by q previously tested
Villa Franco. '
A table Of interesting analyses was
also read, giving the proportion OF acid
and eaecharine substance found in
various varieties of citrus fruits.
In reply to question by Mr.. Blanch-
ard, as to whether the Royal Messina
was usually seedless, he replied that it
was much the same as the Washington
navel. He had occasionally found some
seeds In them az In the naval. Their
structure was the finest he had ever
seen. At the fair ct Cotton there were
hardly 20 specimens that had not failed
to surpass all of the other varieties
there. 1t ia to the advantage OF the
lemon to be picked in December,
and this variety had had this advan-
tage, but had not been 30 carefully
cured as another variety. u.
1t came under the name of Sicily
about four years ago. A small etock OF
them were received In shipment from
Florida. He had liked their style and
the vigor Of their growth. They re-
manned unsold, and 90 were planted out.
About two years ago he attended the
meeting OF the American Pomological
society at Washington, where he met q
gentleman from Florida, who displayed
samples of this lemon, which he de-
clared to be very fine fruit. He made
some tests, and from other authority he
came to the conclusion that il could
we'll be called the Royal Mesaina.
Replying to Mr.. Boyd OF Riverside, be
said that the MeasinR was OF strong,
vigorous growth, and its foliage was Of q
dark color. Mr.. Boyd asked him whether
or not the Malta Blood was superior In
vitality to the Ruby Blood. Mr.. Gutter
said he did not regard the Malta Blood
as superior to the Ruby. He stated
that the latter was young in the state as
yet, and was subject to all of the irregu-
larities of young fruit. It was compare
lively new orange, and they had not
yet had the opportunity OF experiment.
ing with them. Whenever he had got
ten q perfect Ruby, however, he had
found the flavor to be far superior to
the Malta. Attention was called to the
fact that at the citrus fair at Cotton the
first prize for bloods was taken by
Ruby, while Malta took second.
LOTS OF EXCURSIONS,
The matter Of taking excursions WAS
then spoken OF BY the chair. The Sec