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  Orange juice is one of the commodities traded on the New York Board of Trade.
  
  


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  Sweet orange oil, a by-product of the juice industry is produced by pressing the peel. It is used as a flavoring in food and drink and for its fragrance in perfume and aromatherapy.
  
  


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  It is an efficient cleaning agent which is promoted as being environmentally friendly. Its smell is considered more pleasant by some than those of other cleaning agents.
  
  


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  The orange blossom is traditionally associated with good fortune, and was popular in bridal bouquets and head wreaths for weddings for some time.
  
  


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  The petals of orange blossom can also be made into a delicately citrus-scented version of rosewater.
  
  


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  In Spain, fallen blossoms are dried and then used to make tea.
  
  


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  Orange blossom honey is produced by putting beehives in the citrus groves during bloom, which also pollinates seeded citrus varieties. Orange blossom honey is highly prized, and tastes much like orange.
  
  


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  All parts of the orange are used to make marmalade: the pith and pips are separated, and typically placed in a muslin bag where they are boiled in the juice (and sliced peel) to extract their pectin, aiding the setting process.
  
  


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  Orange peel is used by gardeners as a slug repellent.
  
  

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aka Standard Blood Orange

Medium sized fruit, deep red flesh and rind with a bright red blush. Flavour is stronger and aroma is more intense than usual. Earliest ripening of the blood oranges but the longest to reach fruiting maturity. Few seeds. Plant in fertile soil, where this tree will get lots of sunshine. Evergreen

Naturally grown in semi- and tropical regions, Blood Oranges required cool nights with daytime warmth with plenty of sunshine hours for the fruit to show "blood" colours. As trees mature the fruit colour is enhanced. Citrus Information Pages

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Citrus. The Spanish Blood Orange is a thornless, highly productive, evergreen tree. The fruit have smooth, shiny rind and sweet, juicy flesh. The flesh is flecked with red hence the common name. Ripens around August. Plant in the sun in fertile well drained soil. Evergreen.

Naturally grown in semi- and tropical regions, Blood Oranges required cool nights with daytime warmth with plenty of sunshine hours for the fruit to show "blood" colours. As trees mature the fruit colour is enhanced. Citrus Information Pages

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aka Navel Orange

Citrus. This navel orange has an excellent flavour and sweet juicy flesh with a fine texture, seedless orange. Easy peel. Ripens from July to September. Good vigorous upright habit. Oranges are happiest in a sunny well drained position with protection from harsh frost. Evergreen.

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aka Standard Weeping Orange

Citrus. Here's something a little different - a naturally weeping and cascading Orange Tree that is perfect for container or court-yard gardening. The large fruit are sweet and juicy with few seeds and ripen from July to November. Highly ornamental and deliciously edible. Evergreen.

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aka Valencia Orange

Citrus. Named after the Lue Gim Gong who was an influential Citrus grower in America during the 1900's. A form of Valencia orange that has sweet juicy fruit with a rich flavour. The fruit is of a medium size and ripens from around November. Award winner in 1911. Evergreen.

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