USPP124P - Orange tree - Google Patents

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Plant Pat. 124

P. C. MOHN ORANGE TREE March 5, 1935.

Filed Dec. 11, 1954 known variety of Valencia oranges, and propa- Patented Mar. 5, 1935 Plant Pat. 124

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORANGE TREE Pearl 0. Mohn, Anaheim, Calif.

Application December 11, 1934, Serial No. 757,030

1 Claim. (01. 4762) The present discovery relates to orange trees and especially to a new and distinct variety of orange tree originated as a bud sport or mutation occurring in a tree in my orchard of the well Fruit Size uniform; circumference from 6 to 12 inches; diameter from to 2 to 3 inches.

Form uniform-symmetrical regular glooose.

Base: rounded; smooth. Apex: slightly depressed or even truncate. Navel: wanting.

Stem medium size; medium slenderness; light 10 green color; position straight.

Calyx even; segments 5 in number; acute.

Rind adherent to pulp; close early and late in season; surface smooth.

Thickness about inch.

Flavor very good.

Color orange; Bloom abundant.

Oil cells small-even.

Segments number 11 to 13; Size uniform; Dorsal surface rounded; Segment walls thin-ten 20 der.

Flesh color:

Texture fine-tender.

Rag in flesh medium; Vesicles long-broad;

Form spindle. 25

Juice abundantevenly distributed in section.

Color orange.

Flavor subacid rich.

gated by budding or grafting.

This new variety of orange discovered and propagated by me resembles the Valencia variety in fruit and tree characteristics except that the fruit is seedless and my new variety is somewhat more vigorous, and improved as to eating quality. It is here noted that the normal Valencia orange has approximately four to eight seeds each as distinguished from the unvarying seedlessness of my new variety.

Observation of the new characteristics above referred to over a number of consecutive seasons definitely indicates that said characteristics are permanent.

The accompanying illustration represents some of the fruit of my new variety, the foliage and wood of the tree being omitted as they do not form novel features of the new variety and correspond to those of the known Valencia.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Figs. 2 and 3 longitudinal and transverse sections, respectively.

The following is a detailed description of this new variety or orange tree:

Tree Quality best. 30 Seeds, wanting. l Pith almost solid; Thickness inch. ducmve"regu1ar bearer Season same as Valencia variety under comz c h s t ifik much d d a 1 ck'ng 11 1d parable conditions 6 y e a 1 0 0 Kee in ualit ood. woodnew wood vegetative growth (suckers) p g q y g 35 Shipping quality good.

Resistance to diseases good.

I claim:

A new and distinct variety of orange tree as described, characterized by the seedlessness of 40 its fruit, as shown.

slight.

Leaves medium thickness-large-dense--dark green--unifolia!te-crenate elliptical bluntly pointed; petioles narrowly winged.

Flowers normally bloom in March or Aprilsolitary. PEARL C. MOHN.

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