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Citrus Bigaradia, Loist. Bitter orange. 



Berry large, orange- colored, smooth, bitter, and acid; a beautiful 

 fruit in appearance ; the flower is also very large and highly perfumed; 

 leaves large, dark, and glossj-. A handsome tree. 



Citniif vulgaris, Eisso. Seville orange. 



Citrus Aurantium, Linn. Sweet orange. 



Occasionally weighs over 1 pound, and is of excellent flavor. The 

 best were in 187G grown at Spanish Point. 



Citrus nobilis, Lour. Mandarine orange. 



Mandarine oranges of large size, and the finest quality, were pro- 

 duced by one tree at Mount Langton, but the fruit is not much met 

 with. 



Citrus nobilis, Lour. tar. minor. Tangerine oranges. 

 Also rare in the Islands. 



Citrus decnmamis, Linn. Shaddock. 

 Grown at Somerville and elsewhere. 



Citrus racemosus, Eis et Poit. Grape fruit. 



So called from being produced in bunches. The trees may be dis- 

 tinguished by the very large, heart-shaped wings on the leaf-stalks. 



Citrus buxifolia, Poir. (C. Farad isi, Macf.) Forbidden fruit. 

 A variety of the Shaddock, and rarely met with. 



Citrus Medica, Linn, Citron. 

 Earely met with. 



Glycosmis pentaphylla var. citri/olia, Lindl. 



In some gardens. 



Oranges, formerly very abundant in Bermuda, and of excellent qual- 

 ity, have of late years comparatively died out. The quantity grown is 

 nothing like equal to the local demand, and such extravagant prices as 

 3 shillings or even 4 shillings a dozen are sometimes asked for fine ones. 

 This unfortunate result is due to a disease to which the trees are sub- 

 ject, to general horticultural neglect, and to the preoccupation of the 

 good soil by more remunerative crops. The trees suffer extremely from a 

 white coccus, with knobs or prominences on the exterior shell, which 



