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ftanding upon fhort foot-ftalks ; they are compofed 



of five or fix petals, the two upper are connefted 



to<^ether, fonnirfg a fort of hehviCt, the two fide pe- 



■ tals expand like the wings of a butterfly flower, and 



. the- lower forms a fort of keel. In the center of the 



'. petals is fituatcd a column-fliaped germen, which 



rifes from the bafe 'of the petals, fupporting a flen- 



' dcr flyle, to which adhere two fbamina, terminated by 



- ovaribthrnits, as the ftyle is by a funnel-fliaped ftig- 

 ■ tH^"-^ after the flowers are faded, the germen be- 

 ■' 'comes a three-cornered column-fliaped capfule, with 



• one cell, opening with three valves, containing fe- 



- "**rarroundiili feeds, but thefe feeds are rarely pro- 

 .'duced in England. - 



f-This plant is notconilant to any particular feafon of 



^ lowering ; for fometimcs it has flowered in April and 



May, and in other years it has not flowered till Sep- 



• tefnber or October j but the mod ufual time of its 

 fiov/erinp- is in June and July, when the flowers ap- 



• pearearly in the fpring; they are ft-Kceeded by fced- 

 veflels, which fometimcs ripen 1fl" this coiiihtry. vv. 



'^•Thefe 'are feveral other fpecies of this genus men- 

 •'"tionSd by, Father Plumier, hlut I have ^only feen one 



• more than .this here mentioned, whicli had oval bb- 

 *^^ tufc leaves, furrowea m tit<^-iame manner as the 

 ■ leaves 'of this Tort, but yere bf a tliicker confiftence ; 

 ' rTie flowers of this I h'dM not yet feen. The root was 



fent me frona MaryLind, where it g.rew naturally m a 



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poinfed leaves, zvbkh are little fa-joed. Limon vulgaris.' 

 Ferr. Hefp. 193. l^ks ccn:non Limon. 

 2. Limon {Spinofum) foliis ovatis intcgris, Vamis fub- 

 fpinofis, Limon with cval entire kayes, and Iranthcs 

 ivhich are fomeivbat fpim. Limon acris. Ferr. Heip. 



^he four Liraon, comvwnly called Lt:i^e',' 



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. Limon {Racemofum) foliis ovato-Ianceolatis f->bferfa- 

 tis, fruflu conglomerato.' Limoit 'with oval hear- 



fljafed leaves, which are fdmewhat fazved, 'and fruit 

 growing in clujlers. Limon fructu racemofoi TrOurn. 

 Infl:. R. H. 621. Limon with fruit growing in ^bunches. 

 There are great varieties of this fruit, which are pre- 



• ferved in fame of the Italian gardens, and in both the 

 Indies there are feveral which have not yet been in- 

 troduced to the European gardens ; but thele, like 

 Apples and Pears, may be mukipliedwithout end from 

 feedsj'iherefore I fliall only mention the mofi: remark^ 

 able varieties which arc to l>e found in tlie Englifli 



thicket. 





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^'-The fort Here cTefcribed is too tender tb'filnve ni the 

 ' ';^'6pea air m EnglanHj ■an3'«ltii6i*gli ■With'~cif^'It"May 

 ,:>'J"be prefervedin.a ^^^rm green-houfe, yet it feldom 



\ ^,"i,Tr.-rc in ifi^ich a fjtuation*3 fo that to have it in 



flowers m 



. • perfeclion, K is neceflary to keep it in the tan-bed 

 " '^^m' tht flbve ki winter ; and if in furhmer the pots 

 ; C^tt plunged in a tah-bed unde'r a 4?c^P frame, the 



^' plants >yiU t%i.ve, ' and flower as ilrong as in their 



'' native ~loii,irii^< ""*:■* if ^^y. '■ ' * . - .^■— . *:';' 

 It is propagated "Ey^oFsers from the root, which are 



' ient'out pretiyTrec5y whsriihe plants are in vigour; 

 •-^ thcfe .fhould'be takea off,'and'the.roots^i-iinfpianted 

 ^ when thev are the Wo-l deilituteof leaves/^^he I'dots 

 • '-iBould have a foTt loarfiyToil, and riitift have but little 

 ^'- water, elpeciaily in v/mter.--.:/'^- ----., -■ • ■ ^ ^ 



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gardens at prefent, as it would be to little purpole to 

 enumerate all thofewhich are mentioned in the foreign 

 catalojzues* ^'-^- - . -- 'f^* ;{^ -r>^,^ . .'■ 



The Lirribn-tree with variegated leaves. -- • j- 



- The fweet Lifnon/ "■ * 



i The Pear-fhaped Limon. ■ ' - . -^ ■ j- \ 

 ; The irnperial Limon, >■ T : •;.-.:...,.-" , ■- 



I Tlie Limon'^called Adam's Apple, ' -.- 1 ■:"".■ a-. * 

 " The furrowed Limon. ■ • ^- - ■-■ -v^ - . 



The childing Limon. \; -: ■ - ; 



' ' The Limon with double flowers. 

 . - The common Limon and the fweet Limon are brought 

 ^ -to England from Spain and Portugal in great plenty, 

 ' but the fruit of the'l^ittef dre'nol much efteemed. The 



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J.IMON. Tqurn.In|vH. H. 621, Citrys, Lin. Gen. 



■■• -Plant. 807. ffo called' of A^i'awv, ^•meadowj becaufe the 

 !;^'fcaves or this tree are 01 a green colour, as is like wile 

 *■ tht fruit before it comes' f^ tft'aturit^.] The'Lern6ri- 



*;*Lime is not often brought -to Enrfand, ndr is that 

 ^ fruit much cultivated in Europe, bwt in the Weft- 

 ' .-indies It- is preierred to the Limon, the juice being 



reckoned wnolefomer,"^ and* the "acid is-Wo're ao;reeabie - 

 <t^ejdie palate •, there Sife feyeral yafieties^of this friilt ■ 

 inme"T^^eft-Indies5 fome of which have a fweet juice* 

 'but thofe are not greatly efteemed j and as the inna- 

 ' bitantsof thofe iflands do not propagate thefe fruits ^ 

 vby grafting or budding, being contented with fowing 

 -\ their feeds,,fo there is no doubt but a grcaf variety of 

 .' ;.them may be found by any perfon v/ho is curious in 

 ""diftinguilHingtheiTi, ■••^'^ ?;-• •' ■ 



^''^%s I hsLve heveFkno\vri the common Limon ever vary 

 -tp the Lim^, when railed from, feeds, nor the Lime 

 '■^Vary to^ the Limoh^ I fuppofe they are Specifically 

 "^ difi'erent, for rhaveTrequently'raifed both from feeds, 

 ^■^:ana have alv/ays found them continue their difference • 



-nil leaf and branch, for L never waited to fee their 

 J^ fruit» as they were only defigned for ftqcks, to bud'' 



^jli^he flower Ts'tompoled of nveohhng thick petals ^ which 

 are a little concave, Jpreaamg open \ tBefe Jit tn a^-finall 

 I'r^ipaleme^tt' cf dm leaf, indented at fiveparts at the top, 

 ^'''■ItbaikiahutJeiCxr tWetve Jidntina^ which are joined in | curious,;who have room and convenience forltfeping 



^Jlre^e or fom- b^dieSy y;hich are^terminatjd by oblong fum- 

 ■'^'- 'rdis? -h'^ath an Sval germen^ fupporting a cylindrical 

 ^•-fiyli t'h'e length 'ofthefiar/zina^ \r owned by a globuTar fum" 

 l':Mt\'^-' The germen afterward becomes an oval fruiTwlth 



\iflefhy rinZ, hclofinga:thin pulpy, fruil withJeycr'adceU^^ 



'" o^er iorts into them. 



4.' '.The Pear-fliaped Limoa is a fmall fruit witK very 



*' little juice, {0 is not much propagated any^vhere •, the 

 curious,' who have room and convenience for ltfepin<y 

 many of thefe trees, may prefer ve a plarit pr,|C^o 6f ^ 



f. tins fort for the fake of variety.' ;^*^f^^*^?'-*-'. . v 



*■* THpTrnif nf rhp Tmnpri^il T .imrinl"; f^mpf^mpcl^r^vn^r^l^ \ 



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. * ^tach having tvijo hard feeds."^^ ,f^'^ \:j 



' ;' This "genus or plants is ranged in the fixth feflion of 

 • Y" Xournefor?s twenty-fi^" clafsi^-whicK *fticludes the 



' • "Crpes,^nd ftiAb's'-'withl S' ■Rofe-fiia|}ed flowefj'whofe 



• \ypointal becomes ' a Ti.efhy, fruit with., hard ^ry feeds. 



' Dr. Linn^us has joined^ the Citron, 'Orange, and Le- 



?vinon together, making tliem only different 'fpecies of 



.;';t&e fame'geVus J bul if we admit of the fruitteing' 



" '■ /Ife-rCharafteriftic ndte"^to''dift1ngui{h" IM^ the 



J'^ XrnoA, can^^ joined^ with the Orange, for the 



TheTruit of the rmperial Limon is fbrriefimes brought 

 ^ "^to England from Italy, but Ido not remember to have 

 fe n_any of this fort imported from Spait; or Portu- 

 gal, fo that \ iuppoie they are not tn'uch propagated 

 in either of thefe countries •, for the inhabitants ofboth 



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l^^nd the "latter hath not fo'rnany cells'as the former. 

 ^■■,: ■ : *;^;**^'15 '.■pla in ' th%> fecbnd Te(51:ion'"of Lmri^iis's 



"*eight^chth^ cUfsVwhich'Incrudes 'the" plants whofc 

 fiower 



% thofe fine countrTes are fo very ihcunbus, efpecially in 

 ,S horticulture,* as* to truft almoft erifirely to naturcj that 

 ;, ^th?|frbducts of ..their garden? ai:einfgrior,both in num- 

 .,,^jbers and,, quality,, to many other j)arts of Europe, 

 S Avhere^ the' climate is much lefs favourable for thefe 

 l:' produftions. " And in the article we are now upon, 

 V there are^maiiy ftrohg'inftarices'of the flothfulnefs", or 

 ': inrunofity Wthe Portugue^^^^ paracularly, fpr they 

 "■^ had many of the moft curious forts of Orange, Limon, 

 :' and Citrori-trees, brought from the Indies to Portu- 

 v* gal formerfy," which feemed to thrive atmoft as well 

 \^ there, as in their riatlve foil, arid yet they have not 



there are. a few trees of thefe forts 



propag 

 \,ftill remaining in fome^negledted gardens near Lif-^. 



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"■; were formerly introduced from both IhdieSj .fome 



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