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NAT. ORDER. POMACEjE. 



Tliick-rind orange. The fruit of this tree is round, large, w ith 

 a thick rind, and sweetish pulp; the leaves are always of a beauti- 

 ful green, usually collected in tufts at the tops of the branches ; the 

 flowers arc very large ; the fruit is also a deep yellow color, with a 

 very thick granulated spongy rind, adhering closely to the pulp, 

 which is divided into ten cells, some of these contain a few small 

 seeds ; the juice is sweet and more watery than in the preceduig 

 varieties, which is the cause of the fruit not being easily preserved 

 any length of time. This tree bears fruit well in an espalier, but 

 is very little cultivated, as other varieties are more proiitable. 



Teat-fruited orange. This tree is large and very branchy ; fruit 

 round, with a sweetish insipid pulp ; the leaves are usually ciu-led ; 

 the fruit is also of a reddish-yeUow color, covered with large protu- 

 berances, and its juice is never so sweet as the other varieties. 



Snudl-fruUed orange. Many gardeners are of opinion that this 

 variety was the first that was introduced to the south of Europe, and 

 in many parts of Spain. It differs from all the other varieties in the 

 leaves being smaller, situated upon petioles, which are a little wingeil 

 at the base ; the flowers are collected into bmidles at the ti])s of the 

 branches, each containing about twenty-six stamens ; the fruit is 

 always very small, and of a pale-yellow color, full of sweetish juice, 



Double-Jlowcrcd orange. Fruit somewhat globose, usually feti- 

 ferous, with a sweet pulp, and very different from any other variety, 

 as the pulp is formed of a double, miequal range of cells, which 

 are full of sweet juice; the leaves are large; the flowers are com- 

 posed of from six to ten petals ; the pistol is usual y di\4ded into 

 two parts at the top, each bearing a yellow stigma. This tree is 

 very little cultivated, as the fruit is not so valuable as some others. 



There are many other vai'ieties of the orange cultivated, and 

 equally worthy of notice, but space will not allow of their descrip- 

 tion. 



