HYPOPETALES. 837 
_Economicat Properties.—The uses of the Orange, the 
emon, the Citron (a variety of the Lemon), the Lime (Ci- 
| Limetta, C. Limetta Bergamium of the London Phar- 
macopeia, formerly C. acida), and the Shaddock (Citrus de- 
‘cumana), are well known. They all contain an agreeable 
which renders them favourites as dessert fruits, or for 
g acidulous drinks, for preserves, confectionaries, &*. 
‘he rind is bitter in some, and abounds in volatile oil. 
There are two principal varieties of Orange, the Sweet or 
China Orange, and the Bitter or Seville Orange, now made 
distinct species. The fruit of the Orange contains malie 
that of the Lime and Lemon contains a large quantity 
citric acid. _All the parts of the plants also abound in a 
fragrant volatile oil. Oil of Bergamot is procured from C. 
Limetta. An agreeable distilled water is prepared from the 
flowers of the Orange (Flores naphe.) Curacoa Oranges 
are the unripe dried fruit of the same plant. 
Mepictnau Prorerties.—The Orange and Lemon are 
med almost specific in scurvy, and they are also much 
for refrigerant drinks, and stomachic infusions. The 
cidum Citricum Crystallizatum of the London Pharmacopeia 
| prepared from Lemon juice. 
Officinal Plants. 
: ‘ C. Aurantium. 
Citrus Aurantium \ C. vulgaris. 
Citrus medica (C. Limonum.) 
