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1867, from Messrs. Veitch & Sons in October, 1868, and 
repeatedly later on. 
CITRUS. 
The collection of ‘‘ Agrumi”’ now in the garden is one of the 
most complete in existence. It was begun very early by Sir 
Thomas Hanbury and his brother. 
I give the systematic arrangement with some alterations, 
according to Engler. I consider C. decumana, C. japonica, C. 
medica, C. myrtifolia, and C. nobilis as distinct species. 
The form Bizzaria is a most interesting plant, as it is said to 
have originated as a graft hybrid in Florence before 1674. Risso 
calls it “larbre le plus singulier et le plus curieux de tout le 
régne végétale,” and gives a long and detailed description, with 
an excellent plate. The tree produces fruits which are composed 
of the characters of oranges, lemons, and limes, and is also exceed- 
ingly variable in its leaves. This strange plant, as mentioned by 
Prof. Strasburger in his Rambles on the Riviera, was lost for a 
long time, but he succeeded in finding it in the Royal Horticultural 
School at Florence. Since 1908 we have a few small plants 
of it. 
C. japonica was introduced in March, 1869, from Sir Thomas 
Hanbury’s garden in Shanghai. It is a small shrub or tree, with 
fruits the size of a nut. 
The form known as ‘“Buddha’s fingers” was received 
through Mr. Artindale, of Shanghai, in April, 1880. In this 
fruit the carpels are not united at the top, but free like the 
outstretched fingers of a hand. The tree constantly produces 
such fruits. Similar abnormalities are also known in the com- 
mon Lemon. 
C. decumana. ‘The East Indian islands are the native 
country of the Pampelmouse or Shaddock. Here it grows in 
the greatest perfection, and when cultivated with care, as at 
Batavia, it is an exquisite fruit. It was carried to the West 
Indies by the master of a trading vessel called ‘Shaddock,’ 
whose name it continues to bear.” (Crawfurd, History of the 
Indian Archipelago.) 
Through the kindness of Prof. Schweinfurth, we received 
in 1911 fruits of the lemon, generally grown in the East under 
the Arab name Beledi, from which we are growing a number 
of seedlings. This variety does not seem to be described by 
writers on “Agrumi.” It is said to be a very thorny small 
tree. . 
The Bitter Orange is largely cultivated near Cannes and 
Grasse for the production of Orange Flower Water and Neroli 
oil. Essential oil of Lemon is also manufactured in Sicily and 
Calabria. The essential oil of Bergamot is obtained chiefly at 
Reggio from the full grown but still unripe and more or less 
green fruits gathered in the months of November and December. 
On the history and use of the Lemon, the Bergamot, and the 
