check excessive action. 
‘and pearls in the juice, and also in that of the citron. 
seeds are said to be alexipharmic, and the leaves to have — 
same properties as those of the citron. Sweet. limes 
crosses | with the orange and citron, produced by tying 
Pas 
nd of the bitter orange. (See Chemical comp.) 
tc structure of Orange and Lemon Peel. —The e. 
exhibits numerous stomata; the parenchyme of the . 
encloses large oil cells, iiecandod by small tabular . 
‘The inner | spongy tissue consists of branched cells © 
by. intercellular spaces. The outer layers of the 
me coats numerous solid yellow bodies, | which. 
ist of Hesperidin ; large crystals of oxalate of 
) to be seen, and in the interior tissue oe 
rapocitin. —The following egtimates of olen 
ndian limes has been kindly furnished to. cog 
: ipa, E, C. S., of Calcutta :— 3 
ak a fruit, with | a rough s ‘Ss 
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