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the loaves arc less than in the spreading spec-ies, thicker, aaJ more 

 shining the peduncles are very long, from three to six-flowered, and 

 have a pleasant sweet smell ; the fruit is globose, smooth, deeply 

 colored, and arrives ^•ery soon at matiu-ity. It will keep a longer 

 time than any of the other varieties; the pulp is very sweet, and 

 usually without seeds. This tree is not much cultivated, on account 

 of its not being very productive. 



China oraiige. This is a very majestic tree ; the leaves are 

 oval-oblong, sometimes roundish, a little waved at the margins, of a 

 pale green color, upon long petioles ; the flowers are usually dispos- 

 ed in corymbs : these are situated upon the top of the branches ; the 

 fruit is round, depressed, firm, weighty, of considerable diameter ; the 

 rind is very thin, adhering closely to the pulp, which is very sweet ; 

 the seeds are oblong, with a curved point. This tree is much culti- 

 vatd at Nice. The fruit is not so sensible to cold as the other varieties. 



Nice orange. This orange, from the abundance of its fruit, 

 forms a very lucrative business for the inhabitants of Nice. The 

 leaves are oval-oblong, tapering gradually to a point, of a beautiful 

 shining green, bearing on its axils a great quantity of bmiches of 

 sweet scented flowers, toward the months of March and April ; the 

 fruit is roimd, usually depressed at both extremities, firm, of a beau- 

 tiful yellow color, with a thin rind ; the pulp is divided into ten or 

 twelve cells, fidl of sweet and pleasant juice, and oblong seeds. This 

 elegant tree is in general cultivation. 



Genoa orange. This tree is very large. The leaves are small, 

 oval-oblong, pointed, and of a fine dark green ; the flowers are dis- 

 posed in bunches, and are composed sometimes of only three petals ; 

 the fruit is round, but sometimes oblong, commonly marked with a 

 little ridge, which extends even to the middle of the rind, which is 

 rather thick, and of a beautiful yellow color ; the pulp is divided in- 

 to ten cells, full of sweet juice ; the seeds are yellowish. This is 

 also extensively cultivated. 



