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fCitrus decumana var. Grape Fi'uit. Budded plants on sour orange 

 stock 24 cents. 

 Grape Fruits resemble lai'ge oranges with comparatively thin, pale 

 yellow, smooth skin and usually very pale yellow flesh. They are slightly 

 bitter in flavour but greatly esteemed as a flrst course in the morning 

 meal. The following varieties are raised to order : — 

 Bowen's Late. 

 Conner's Prolific, Large fruit somewhat coarse fleshed, good 



flavour. 

 Duncan. A fruit of excellent quality and flavour, originating in 



Florida, flesh pale yellow, fairly bitter. 

 Foster. The flesh of this fruit is separated by pinkish membranes 

 giving the whole a pink appearance : somewhat coarse and 

 bitter, with thickish rind and a fair number of seeds. 

 Marsh Seedless. Large fruit with whitish juicy flesh of a slightly 



bitter flavour ; almost or quite seedless. 

 Pernambuco. A variety from Brazil. Fruits of fine quality, pale 



yellow flesh, bitterness well marked. 

 Tobago Select. Medium sized fruits, thin skinned, juicy, yellowish 



flesh of good flavour. 

 Walters. A variety originating in Florida and described as a heavy 

 bearer with the true grape fruit bitterness and flavour in 

 perfection. Flesh pale yellow, bitterness strongly marked, 



•Citrus decumana var. Shaddock. Pomelo. Budded plants on sour 



orange stools, 24 cents. 



Large, round or sometimes pear-shaped fruits with thick rind and 



yellow or pink flesh. The juicy varieties are delicious for dessert and 



the rind of all, candied in boiling syrup, is a favourite preserve. The 



variety Labuan has pink flesh and thick rind. Plants raised to order. 



■Citrus medica. Citron. Seedlings 5 cents. Budded plants 24 cents. 

 A small tree, with large pointed fruits, possessing a thick rind, which 

 when preserved is known as " candied peel." 



Citrus medica var. Limonum. Lemon. SeedUngs 5 cents. Budded 

 plants 24 cents. 

 The well known lemon of cominerce. 

 Citrus medica var. acida. Lime. Seedlings in pots 5 cents, or direct 

 from beds 2 cents. Special quotations on page 2 for large 

 quantities. 

 The well known tree from which concentrated Lime Juice, Citrate 

 of Lime, Otto of Limes, Distilled Oil of Limes, &c., are manufactured ; 

 also largely used for making refreshing drinks. 



Seedless and spineless Limes. Budded plants 24 cents. 



Citrus nohilis. Mandarine and Tangerine. 



Easily recognizable from the orange by the loose skin and easily 

 separated fruit segments. The following varieties are raised to order : — 

 Cleopatra. Highly coloured ornamental fruits. Very small. 

 Seedlings 5 cents. 



