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two rinds the outer one thin, with miliary glands, full of 

 a very fragrant oil ; the inner thick, white, and fungous. 

 It is for this thick rind only that the citron is valued, it 

 being used extensively in confectionery, both in its can- 

 died and "preserved" forms. The United States has 

 always received its supply of candied citron from abroad, 

 as it has been supposed that the fruit, as grown here, could 

 not be as well cured as the foreign grown. 



This idea has lately, however, been proved to be incor- 

 rect, and now, in San Francisco, we find a wide-awake firm 

 advertising for all the citrons that can be raised in Cali- 

 fornia, and that, too, at good paying rates to the grower. 



In Florida some of our energetic house-keepers have 

 been quietly experimenting, and the result has been a 

 better and finer article than the imported candied citron, 

 bringing the highest price whenever placed on the market. 



The sooner our people realize that there is money in the 

 citron, the better it will be for them. The fruit is easily 

 prepared for market and is very profitable. The tree is 

 readily propagated from cuttings, which bear fruit in two 

 or three years ; it also grows readily from seed. The vari- 

 eties grown in Florida are the 



Orange. Shape round, like an orange ; size large ; skin 

 pale yellow, rough and glossy; inner skin white, coarse, 

 and thick ; a very desirable variety. 



Lemon. Shape oblong, like a lemon ; size very large, 

 weighing from two to eight pounds; skin light yellow; 

 rough and glossy ; inner skin thick, spongy, and aromatic. 

 The best sort for general cultivation. 



THE SHADDOCK. 



The shaddock is a strong, thrifty grower; its general 

 appearance closely resembles the orange ; its leaves, how- 

 ever, are larger, and have a broad-winged petiole, and its 



