RUTALS, 110 CITRON WORTS. 
Uses. In febrile complaints, preparation of effervescing draughts, lemonade ; against 
scurvy in the navy. 
5. C. Lumia Risso—(The Sweer Lemon.) : ae 
Branches and leaves those of the lemon ; flowers red outside ; fruit like 
the lemon, but with a sweet pulp. 
Habitat. Cultivated in the south of Europe. se : 
Quality and Uses. As those of the lemon, of which, however, its juice wants the 
peculiar sharpness, 
6. C. acida Roxburgh.—(The Livz.) : ; s 
Spiny; leaves oval, oblong, or ovate-oblong, crenate, obtuse, petioles winged ; 
petals generally 4 ; fruit small, blunt, oval, or oblong, with a thin rind, 
and an extremely acid juice. 
Habitat, North of India and China. 
Quality. Rind aromatic; pulp antiscorbutic, 
Uses. As the lemon, but the acidity sharper, and rather more agreeable. 
7. C. Limetta Risso.—(The Sweet Lime.) 
Leaves ovate, obovate, and oblong ; petiole almost wingless ; flowers small, 
white ; fruit oyate or roundish, pale yellow, with a raised point, and 
concave cysts of oil ; pulp subacid. 
_ Habitat. Cultivated in the south of Europe. Quality. An inferior description of leno: 4 
8. C. deeumanus Risso.—(The SHADDOCK.) ; Se 
Leaves large, with a broad-winged petiole; flowers very large, white ; fruit — 
very large, roundish, pale yellow ; rind with flat or convex oil-cysts, 
white and spongy ; pulp greenish, subacid, watery. = 
Habitat. Cultivated in the south of Europe. i ‘ 
Quality. Sub-aromatic, subacid. Uses, In preserves ; as a pleasant cooling fruit. 
9. C. Medica Risso.—(The Crrron and CEDRATE.) ce 
Leaves oblong, toothed; flowers violet outside ; fruit large, warted and 
furrowed ; rind very thick, tender ; pulp subacid. 
Habitat. Forests of north of India. 
Quality. Pulp refrigerant ; rind and leaves aromatic, tonic, a de 
Uses, Rind only used in preserving. Furnishes the fragrant perfumer’s huile de 
Cedrat ; juice employed in flavouring punch, &e. 
Natural Order, Ampriug ; Amyridacee (V. K., p. 459.) 
Prevailing Quality. Stimulating. 
BoswEttia, Roxburgh. = 
Cal. 5-toothed. Pet.5. Stam. 10. Disk fleshy, longer than the calyx: — 
Fruit triangular, 3-celled, 3-valved, septicidal, Seed winged. 
1. B. thurifera Colebrooke, B. serrata.—(OLIBANUM TREE.) s, 
Leaves pinnated ; leaflets ovate, acuminate, serrated, downy ; racemes 
axillary, simple. = 
Habitat. Mountains of India. Quality. Yields a stimulating oleo-resin. hs me 
Uses. Chronic diarrhoea, old carrie leucorrhea, gleet, Pabtopiepals stimulating 
plasters ; fumigation, 
BatsaMopenproy. Kunth. ‘ 
Sexes sometimes imperfect. Calya 4-toothed cup-shaped. Petals 4, 
induplicate-valvate. Stamens 8, arising from without a fleshy disk. 
Ovary 2-celled. Drupe bony, 1-2 celled. ae 
