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transportation very well ; hence but little attention has 

 been given to its cultivation. It is very wholesome, strongly 

 acid ; in fact, is said to contain a greater amount of citric 

 acid than the lemon, and is preferred to that fruit by some. 

 A few trees, or rather bushes, are all that is requisite. 



CITRON. 



The citron is a large fruit, having all the character- 

 istics of the lemon, and chiefly cultivated for its very thick 

 rind, which is preserved in sugar and forms the well known 

 sweet meat to be found in the shops, under the name of 

 " preserved citron." There are several varieties, some of 

 which possess a very bitter rind ; those having a sweet rind 

 are to be preferred. A tender shrub or bush. 



SHADDOCK. 



This is generally a large fruit, varying from two to 

 eight pounds in weight. Globular, white or pink pulp, 

 seedy, juicy and disagreeably sour. The pink variety is 

 the largest. Useful only when other fruits cannot be had, 

 and as a curiosity. A tender bush or shrub. 



BERGAMOT. 



A hybrid of the orange and lemon. Small, yellow or 

 orange in color, thick skin, juicy, sour sweet and flavorless. 

 Cultivated chiefly for the oil, which is distilled from the 

 rind, and is known in perfumery as "oil of bergamot." A 

 tender bush. 



KUMQUAT. 



This is a dwarf, thornless variety of the orange. Fruit 

 very small, oval, deep orange color, skin thin and sweet ; 

 pulp tender and juice very acid. Tree ornamental and 

 useful as a conserve. 



