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These varieties have an internal or external navel. The oranges are large, easy to peel and seedless.
Navel oranges		 
Navelina      Originally from California, this vigorous, highly productive variety was brought to Spain at the beginning of the 20th century. It has sweet, very juicy, excellent quality pulp. The fruit is large and round or slightly oval in shape. The deep orange rind is smooth and of average thickness.
Navelina		                                               
Navel      This variety originated in Brazil by spontaneous mutation. The oranges are seedless and deliciously sweet which makes them one of the best table oranges. Their deep orange rind is easy to peel.
The tree grows well in Mediterranean-type climates. What makes this variety different from the others in the group is its characteristic “navel” at the stylar end of the fruit.
Navel		                                               
Lane late    This variety was discovered in 1950 in Australia as a spontaneous mutation of the Washington Navel. The large, vigorous tree is highly productive and bears fruit early.
The fruit is large and bright orange, with a smooth rind. The navel is hardly visible from the outside. It has a sweet, pleasant taste and juice with a low limonine content which makes it less bitter than other varieties. The pulp has good organoleptic qualities.
Lane Late		                                               
Fukumoto    This excellent quality, medium to large-sized fruit is round and has grooves similar to those of the Lane Late variety, though it is somewhat flatter. The pulp is very juicy and seedless and the rind is deep orange in colour. It is an early variety which can be harvested at the beginning of October.
Its origin is unknown though it is thought to have originated by spontaneous mutation in California. This is the variety which best withstands the cold. It tends to produce fruit biannually. The fruit is usually degreened so that it can be harvested earlier. It bears fruit quickly and is highly productive.
It is one of the most widely-grown varieties and an excellent table orange. It is a good crop for all citrus-growing areas but is particularly suited to places where there is a higher risk of frost and the fruit needs to be harvested early.
Fukumoto		                                               
Navel powell    The fruit is oblate or ovoid and orange in colour. The navel is always visible in this seedless, excellent quality fruit. The juice has low acid and high sugar levels and is yellowy-orange in colour. Its lack of limonine makes it less bitter than other navel varieties. The rind is thin and quite tight, with visible essential oil glands.
Navel Powell		                                               
 
This group encompasses a wide range of oranges with different characteristics. Blond oranges can be flattened and ellipsoidal in shape, and medium to large in size. They have no navel. They are different in colour depending on the variety.
Blond Oranges		 
Salustiana      This variety originated in the province of Valencia as a spontaneous mutation of the Comuna variety. The tree is vigorous and productive and grows quickly.
The fruit is medium to large and rounded-flattened in shape with a slightly rough, medium thick rind. It is deliciously sweet tasting. The pulp has an excellent juice content and is practically seedless.
Salustiana		                                               
Valencia-Late      This variety originated in the Azores in the 19th century, as a spontaneous mutation. The tree is large, vigorous and highly productive. The fruit is medium to large, round and slightly elongated. The thin, smooth, deep orange rind is easy to peel. The fruit is practically seedless. The pulp is orange and has abundant slightly acid juice.
Valencia-Late		                                               
 Valencia Midknight    The origin of this variety is unknown. It was discovered in an orchard of Valencia Lates in Addo, in the Cape province of South Africa as a tree which produced fruit which ripened earlier than the Lates. It was found by A.P. Knight around 1927 but the significance of the discovery was not realised until the 1970s.
Its large fruit has a very high juice content, excellent flavour and hardly any seeds. It ripens 2 to 4 weeks before the Valencia Late and remains in good condition on the tree for the same length of time as this variety. However, it is more difficult to peel as the rind is thinner, does not come away from the fruit easily and releases lots of essential oil. It is very well suited to being grown in the same conditions as Navels.
Valencia Midknight		                                               
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