FLORIDA.


young trees in the nursery, choose those that have the
largest trunks.
 VARIETIES OF THE ORANGE.-These are very numer-
ous-in fact, I have never met any one, even among those
regarded as high authority, who could tell just how many
kinds there are. Upward of sixty varieties are mentioned
in some publications, yet the growers say there are many
more, and every grower has one or two special varieties of
his owin In Mr. Moore's treatise there is a comprehensive
chapter on the different varieties, which the reader would
do well to consult, as it is not possible here to do more
than name a few of those which form the staple of an
orange-grove. Of the common native sweet orange, always


good and reliable, good
Homosassa, the Magnum


sweet Seville
bloom-end
navel, is exce
the Jaffa has
bearer, and
Mandarin or
dainty and c


flavor.
because
a knife
the fla
a win
sfin b
wine
which
quite


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ie you
e or s
vor of
e that


varieties ar
Bonum, tl


. The Navel orange, si
bears a striking resemb
llent and popular. Of t]
the reputation of being
the Mediterranean Swe
Tangierine orange is of
lean in appearance, and
Sometimes called the
can break the skin and
gaining the fingers. Th
the lemon, and makes a
resembles sherry. The


itter as gall, but t
is made from it.
grows in cluster
a favorite with h


e the Nonpareil, the
xe Peerless, and the
o named because the
lance to the human
he imported varieties,
* a remarkably early
et ranks high. The
Small size, but very
of a peculiar fruity
"kid-glove orange,"
peel it without using
e "sour orange has
good orangeade and
"bitter-sweet" has a


he pulp is sweet, and an excellent
The "myrtle" is a small variety
and has a very sour taste; it is
housewives, for it makes delicious


wine, orangeade, or preserves.
 DISTANCES APART OF THE TREES. Some growers
recommend twenty feet as the proper distance, some
twenty-five, and some thirty. The closer they are to-