Fig. 5. MANDARIN (1). CHINOTTO (2). 



ORANGES AND LEMONS. 



CHAPTER II. 



" Oranges and Lemons ! 

 Quoth the bells of St. Clemens." 



THE different species and varieties of the genus Citrus 

 are known by the name of Agrumi. The following 

 are the most important : Orange, Lemon, Citron, 

 Lime, Mandarin, Tangerine, Seville, Bergamot, 

 Shaddock. The Seville, Mandarin, and Tangerine are 

 closely allied to the Orange ; whereas the Lemon and 

 Citron are related, having the unwinged petiole, and 

 other points in common. The Lime and the Bergamot 

 may perhaps be hybrids between the Orange and 

 Lemon (De Candolle). 



An authority cited by Darwin ( " Animals and 

 Plants under Domestication ") considers that there are 

 four distinct species, viz., sweet Orange, bitter Orange, 

 Lemon, and Citron. But Bentham believes that these 

 four reputed species are all varieties of the wild 

 Citron (Citrus Medico). The Shaddock, however, he 

 would admit to be a separate species. 



To begin with the sweet Orange (Citrus 

 Aurantium, Fig. 6): the origin of the specific name 



