Sampson Tangelo

Sampson was named and described by Webber and Swingle in 1904, according to UCR’s account of the cultivar history.

United States

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Rusk Citrange

Co-described and released Rusk with Walter T. Swingle.

Hodgson’s historical account reproduced by UCR states that Rusk was described and released in 1905 by Webber and Swingle. The USDA Yearbook account of the 1897 hybrid was published in 1905.

United States

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Trimble Tangerine

Conducted the early citrus breeding work from which the nucellar Trimble seedling was obtained.

In the chapter published in 1905 in the Yearbook for 1904, Webber and Swingle describe Trimble among tangerines from early breeding work, reporting a Dancy × Parson Brown cross made in W. K. Trimble’s Braidentown grove. They caution that adventive-embryo origin could not be ruled out. UCR’s 1967 retrospective says Trimble is now regarded as a nucellar seedling of Dancy; the cross date itself is not established.

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Webber-Fawcett 22 Trifoliate

Collected the source trifoliate material from which the Webber-Fawcett 22 line was maintained.

Webber-Fawcett 22 traces to a round, orange-fruited trifoliate type collected by H. J. Webber; seed was planted in the Citrus Experiment Station greenhouse. The current record does not specify the year.

Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside, California, United States

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Willits Citrange

Co-described Willits in the early USDA citrange literature.

The 1904 Yearbook account says the writers proposed the name Willits, subject to the Secretary’s approval, and reports that Gardner had called the selection “Swingle” in the July 1904 Cosmopolitan Magazine. This records the naming account and an earlier competing name; it does not establish the date of formal adoption.

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