Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1894 — The Blood Orange. [ARTICLE]

The Blood Orange.

The blood oranga, which, according to the best horticultural authority, was first raised by the Spaniards of the Philippine Islands, is a mere variety of the common sweet orange —a creation of man’s ingenuity. It was first seen in the markets of Europe during the closing decade of the last century, where it created quite a sensation. Almost immediately there were heavy demands from al the subtropical countries of both Asia and Europe for cuttings of the trees which bore this wonderful fruit. At present, owing to some edict promulgated from Manilla, no blood oranges are cultivated in the Philippines, the Europeah supply being chiefly raised in Malta. There are probably a score of places in the United States and its contiguous islands where blood oranges are profitably propagated.—St. Louis Itepublie.