People & organizations
Recorded contributions to citrus breeding, introduction, and history.
Loading people & organizations…
World of CitrusWorld of CitrusRecorded contributions to citrus breeding, introduction, and history.
3 credits across 3 varieties · F. W. Savage
Assisted Swingle in the 1908-1912 USDA citrus hybridization program.
Seminole was produced in the USDA citrus-crossing program’s 1908–1912 series, conducted principally at Eustis and Glen St. Mary, Florida. Circular 181 identifies the cross as Bowen grapefruit × Dancy tangerine and gives the breeding designation CPB 52018-F-23; it does not date Seminole’s individual cross more precisely.
Florida, United States
Sources: [2]
Provided the Eustis citrus grove in which the original cross was made.
Swingle and Robinson report that a series of lime–kumquat crosses was made in June 1909 in F. W. Savage's grove at Eustis, Florida. CPB 48798 is described as West Indian lime fertilized with pollen from round kumquat.
Eustis, Florida, United States
The limequat breeding work was carried out in Savage's grove between Eustis and Tavares, Florida.
The Tavares selection arose from the limequat cross series made in June 1909 in Frank W. Savage’s citrus grove at Eustis, Florida. The 1923 article later identifies CPB 48792 as Tavares.
Eustis, Florida, United States
Sources: [3]