AURANTIACEZ. XIV. Cirrus. 
variety resembles the preceding, and the Calabrian Lime, but is 
easily distinguished from both by its greater size, and the 
branches only being furnished with a few very short spines, by 
the leaves being oval, on twisted petioles, yellowish, by the 
flowers being of 5 petals, reddish on the outside, and by the 
fruit being larger, perfectly round, and very smooth, of a beauti- 
ful yellow colour, terminated by a small nipple-like protuber- 
‘ance, with a thin rind, and the pulp is divided into 9 cells, 
which are full of an acid juice. Seeds egg-shaped. This variety 
is also distinguished from the Pusilla-pila of Ferr. hesp. t. 201. 
by the spines being shorter, the leaves’ more pointed, the fruit 
larger, with a thinner rind, and from the Barbadorus of Ferr. 
hesp. t. 259. by the leaves being shorter, the branches more 
spiny, and the fruit smaller. 
8 Sweet Lemon (Engl.), Limonier a fruit doux (Fr.), Limone 
a frutto dolce (Ital.), Limoun san Bartolomea (Nice), Limueiro 
doce (Braz.), Citrus Liménum pulpa dulci (Risso). Ferr. hesp. 
p- 227.t. 229. Fruit ovate-oblong, with an incurved point and 
sweet pulp. This variety is not to be confounded with the 
Lemon-shaped Sweet Lime, nor with the Lemon-shaped Orange. 
It presents a different appearance to both. Leaves oblong, point- 
ed, rather deeply toothletted towards the summit, but entire to- 
wards the petiole, which is very long. Flowers of a beautiful 
white colour, slightly tinged with red on the outside, very odori- 
ferous. Fruit oval-oblong, smooth, terminated by a long nipple- 
like point, which is sometimes curved; the rind is very thin, of 
a beautiful yellow colour ; the pulp is divided into 8 cells, full of 
a sweet juice. Seeds oblong. 
9 Poncine Lemon (Engl.), Limone Ponzino (Ital.), Limonier 
Poncine (Fr.), Limoun Pounsino (Nice), Citrus Limonum Pouzi- 
num (Risso). Fruit large, globose, with an incurved point and 
acid pulp, without seeds. The Poncine is cultivated in some 
gardens in the south of Europe, and makes a very fine vigorous 
tree, full of spurs. Leaves oval-oblong, pointed, on short pe- 
tioles. Flowers usually collected together at the summit of the 
branches. Fruit very large, terminated by a small, curved, 
nipple-like protuberance, of a beautiful yellow colour, at matu- 
rity, traversed lengthwise by lines, which are a little elevated, 
which renders it somewhat rugged ; the rind is very thick; the 
pulp is divided into 11 cells, full of an acid juice, without seeds. 
This variety is only cultivated for curiosity. 
10 Rosoli Lemon (Engl.), Limonier Rosolin (Fr.), Limone 
Rosolino (Ital.), Limoun san Gerorme (Nice), Citrus Limonum 
Rosolinum (Risso). Ferr. hesp. p. 251. t. 255. 
elongated, thick, slightly toothletted, on long winged petioles. 
Flowers collected together in bunches. Fruit very large, round, 
a little oblong, traversed lengthwise by warted stripes, of a deep- 
yellow colour, mixed with green, terminated by a nipple-like 
point, which is usually curved, with a very thick tender rind, of 
an insipid taste, adhering firmly to the pulp, which is very in- 
considerable, considering the size of the fruit, full of feeble acid 
Juice. . 
11 Small Cedrate Lemon (Engl.), Limonier petit Cedrat (Fr.), 
Limone Cedrino (Ital.), Limoun Sedrin (Nice), Limueiro Francez 
(Braz.), Citrus Limònum Citràtum pumilum (Risso). Fruit 
ovate, smooth, shining, with a pulp containing little acid. Tree 
small. Leaves small, green on one side, but yellowish on the 
other. Flowers ordinarily grow in pairs, violet on the outside, 
with a 4-cleft calyx, and the stamens are usually shorter than 
the pistil. Fruit egg-shaped, covered with sunk points, of a 
shining-yellow colour, terminated by a small, blunt, nipple-like 
protuberance, containing a faint tasted, rather acid pulp. , 
12 Bignette Lime (Engl.), Limonier Bignette (Fr.), Limone 
Bignetta (Ital.), Bignetta comuna (Nice), Citrus Limònum 
Bignétta (Risso). Fruit ovate, smooth, of a greenish-yellow 
colour, blunt at the apex, with an acid pulp. There is a variety 
Leaves large, 
591 
of this sort, which is used in sauces, and to make lemonade, in 
Brazil under the name of limueiro azedo. The fruit is very 
small, and resembles a citron in form ; the rind is smooth and 
green. 
13 Large-fruited Bignette Lemon (Engl.), Bignette a gros 
fruit (Fr.), Bignetta grossa (Ital.), Bignetta (Nice), Citrus 
Limonum Bignétta fructu maximo (Risso). Fruit large, ovate, 
shining, pale-yellow, with acid pulp. This tree is also known 
under the name of Bignette, but it should not be confounded 
with the preceding variety; it is a much more majestic tree. 
The leaves are more developed, roundish-oval, toothletted, of a 
beautiful shining green, mixed or spotted with yellow, traversed 
by large nerves beneath; the flowers are larger, and slightly 
tinged with purple, with the stamens united at the base by twos 
or threes, for the most part sterile; the fruit is egg-shaped, 
smooth, and shining, without any nipple-like process, of a pale 
greenish-yellow colour, two or three times larger than the com- 
mon Bignette, and less abundant in juice. The culture of this 
tree is almost abandoned, on account of the fruit which seldom 
comes to maturity. 
14 Cedrate Lemon (Engl.), Limonier Cedrin (Fr.), Limone 
Cedrino (Ital.), Limoun Sedrou (Nice), Citrus Limonum Citrà- 
tum (Risso). Fruit round, smooth, with a long acute point. 
Ferr. hesp. p. 266. t. 263. The characters which separate this 
from all the other varieties are its long pale-green leaves, which 
are deeply toothletted, and traversed by small, hardly apparent 
nerves, and the large flowers composed of 3 or 4 petals, which 
are coloured with red on the outside, and are borne on long slen- 
der peduncles, as well as in the fruit being large, of a very 
shining greenish-yellow colour, terminated by a very long nip- 
ple-like point, with a thick rind and slightly acid pulp, without 
seeds. 
* * Fruit oblong, terminated by a large nipple-like point, 
15 Wax Lemon (Engl.). Limonier Ceriesc (Fr.). Limone 
seriesco (Ital.). Limoun seriesc (Nice). Citrus Limdnum ce- 
riéscum (Risso). Fruit ovate-oblong with a thick rind and 
grateful acid pulp. Tourn. inst. p. 621. Volc. p. 163. and 
164. Desf. tab. de leco. de bot. p. 138. Gall. p. 110. no. 8. 
Of all the varieties this is the most generally cultivated, next to 
the common Bignette, on account of the abundance of fruit 
which it produces every year. It is a vigorous tree, with large 
oblong-pointed leaves ; the flowers are situated on long pedun- 
cles ; the calyx is coloured like the petals. The fruit is variable 
in form, but generally oval-oblong, terminated by a point, with 
a thicker rind than that of the common Bignette, containing 
abundance of acid juice. 
16 Gaeta Lemon (Engl.). Limonier de Gaete (Fr.). Limone 
di Gaeta (Ital.). Limoun Gaetan (Nice). Citrus Limonum 
Gaietanum (Risso). Fruit oval, oblong, with a thick, eatable, 
wrinkled rind. Ferr. hesp. p. 233. t. 105. This tree, which 
bears beautiful fruit, differs essentially from all the other va- 
rieties. The leaves resemble those of the Laurel of Apollo, 
oblong, finely toothletted, acuminated. The branches are fur- 
nished with spines. The flowers are large and situated along 
the branches, composed of 9 linear, reflexed petals, sweet- 
scented, and of a purplish colour, with about 42 stamens, which 
are longer than the pistil. The fruit is long, oval-oblong, ter- 
minated by a large, blunt, nipple-like protuberance, with a thick 
sweet rind, and the pulp divided into 10 cells, full of an acid 
juice, and containing a very few small seeds. 
17 Imperial Lemon (Engl.). Limonier Imperial (Fr.). Li- 
mone Imperiale (Ital.). Limoun gros (Nice). Citrus Limdnum 
Imperiale (Risso.). Fruit roundish-oblong, wrinkled, with a 
thick rind and rather acid pulp. Ferr. hesp. p. 221. t. 225. 
