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AURANTIACE^E. XIV. CITRUS. 



with a thin rind of a dark-yellow colour ; the pulp is divided 

 into 11 cells, full of an agreeable juice and a few small seeds. 

 The flowers are smaller than in the other varieties. This tree is 

 rather rare. 



13 Smallest-fruited Orange (Engl.). Granger a fruit nain 

 (Fr.). Aranclo nano (Ital.). Pourtegalie Chinet (Nice). Citrus 

 Aurantium fructu minutissimo (Risso). Fruit very small ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acute, suhalate ; pulp of fruit sweet. Ferr. hesp. 

 p. 429. Vole. t. 2. p. 206, 207. Gal. p. 157. no. 32. This 

 beautiful variety differs from all the other kinds, in its leaves 

 being lanceolate, of a beautiful green, upon long subalate petioles. 

 The flowers are small. The fruit is very small, about the size 

 of those of the Bigaradier Chinois ; the rind is smooth, of a 

 pale-yellow colour ; the pulp is divided into 7 cells, full of an 

 agreeable acid juice. 



14 Holly-leaved Orange (Engl.). Granger afeuille d'yeuse 

 (Fr.). Arancio a foglia crispata (Ital). Pourtegalie crispat 

 (Nice). Citrus Aurantium illicifdlium (Risso). Petioles awl- 

 shaped ; leaves roundish, curled, toothed ; fruit somewhat ovate, 

 very smooth, with a very sweet pulp. The appearance of this 

 variety is very singular. The leaves are round, waved, curled, 

 of a fine shining-green colour, yellowish beneath, with large, 

 strong nerves, like those of the China Holly. The flowers are 

 collected into isolated corymbs. The fruit is round, a little 

 oblong, terminated by a small, nipple-like point at the summit, 

 hollow in the middle ; the rind is thickish, of a pale-orange 

 colour; the pulp is divided into 10 cells, full of a very sweet 

 pulp, usually without seeds. This variety is very rare in the 

 environs of Nice. 



15 Eared-fruited Orange (Engl.). Granger a fruit dore 

 et Granger dore (Fr.). Arancio dorato (Ital.). Pourtegalie dau- 

 rat (Nice). Citrus Aurantium fructu aurato (Risso, 1. c. pi. 1. 

 f. 2.) fruit ovate, eared, with a sweet pulp. This rare and beau- 

 tiful variety is furnished with some spines ; the young shoots are 

 reddish. The leaves are oval, long, of a fine shining-green 

 above, but yellowish beneath. The calyx is tinged with purple. 

 The corolla is whitish-yellow with about 30 stamens. The 

 fruit is oval-round, of a golden-yellow colour, terminated by 

 a small nipple-like point, with a very smooth rind ; the pulp is 

 divided into 12 cells, full of an agreeable juice. Seeds few or 

 wanting. 



16 Ray-fruited Orange (Engl.). Granger a fruit rayi et 

 Granger a fruit blanc (Fr.). Ariancio bianco (Ital.). Pourtegalie 

 blanc (Nice). Citrus Aurantium fructu variegato (Risso). 

 leaves ovate-oblong, sinuated, variegated with yellow; fruit 

 globose, striped with yellow and green, with a somewhat sweet 

 pulp. Ferr. hesp. p. 397. t. 399. Vole. p. 195. t. 196. The 

 leaves have very long petioles. The flowers are composed of 

 5 long, blunt petals, with about 24 or 28 stamens. The fruit is 

 globose, sometimes a little depressed, of a golden-yellow colour, 

 traversed lengthwise with bands of green, which disappear at 

 maturity ; the rind is rather thick ; the pulp is of a pale-yellow, 

 of an agreeable sweet taste. This tree does not bear much 

 cold. 



17 Changeable-fruited Orange (Engl.). Granger a fruit 

 changeant et Culotte de chien (Fr.). Calzoni di cane (Ital.). 

 Braio de can (Nice). Citrus Aurantium fructu varidbili (Risso). 

 Leaves narrow, spotted ; fruit oblong, green, striped, with a 

 sweet and bitter pulp. Ferr. hesp. p. 397. t. 401. Tourn. R. 

 H. p. 620. This is a very majestic tree. Petioles long. The 

 flowers are collected in bunches with small petals, and about 24 

 short stamens. The fruit is oblong, pear-shaped, yellow, striped 

 with bands of a reddish colour ; the rind is thick and bitter ; the 

 pulp is sweetish. The seeds are striped. 



18 Lime-shaped Orange (Engl.). Granger Limetiforme 

 et Granger a fruit Limette (Fr.). Arancio frutto Limeta (Ital.). 

 Pourtegalie Limetta (Nice). Citrus Aurantium limetiforme (Risso). 



Fruit oblong, sinuated, pointed, with a reddish sweet pulp. 

 This is the tenderest of all the oranges we have mentioned. 

 The tree is rather high. The leaves are of a yellowish-green. 

 The fruit is globular, of a pale-yellow, longitudinally traversed 

 by many sinuses from the base, and terminated by a small 

 obtuse point. The rind is thin and the pulp is divided into 8 

 cells full of sweet juice. It is rare, and the fruit seldom comes 

 to maturity. 



1 9 Lemon-formed Orange (Engl.). Granger limoniforme (Fr.). 

 Limone aranciato (Ital.). Limoun Pourtegalie (Nice). Citrus 

 Aurantium limoniforme (Risso). Fruit roundish-oblong, with a 

 sweet pulp. Ferr. 1. 3. p. 384. t. 385. Gal. p. 117. no. 14. 

 The form of the fruit of this tree is that of a lemon, but the 

 colour and taste of the fruit are those of an orange. The branches 

 are hairy and spiny. The leaves are oval and finely denticulated, 

 on short petioles. The flowers are usually in pairs ; the calyx 

 is red and the corolla is very long and pointed, with 26-30 free 

 stamens. The fruit is roundish-oblong, terminated by a short 

 obtuse point, of a yellowish-green colour. The pulp is sweet, 

 without seeds. 



In Brazil the following varieties of the orange are cultivated. 

 Some of them are probably identical with some of those de- 

 scribed above. 



1 Larangeira seleta. This variety is obtained by grafting. 

 Its rind is thin and smooth. The pulp is very delicious and 

 sweet. This is probably the Navel-orange of Bahia, which is 

 large and round, and terminated by a small protuberance, hence 

 its name. It is considered one of the best oranges in that 

 country. 



2 Larangeira da China. This variety is very common all 

 over Brazil. It is perhaps the common China orange. 



3 Larangeira Tangerina pequena. The rind is very thin 

 and smooth. The fruit is small. The pulp is reddish and of a 

 very agreeable taste. 



4 Larangeira Tangerina grande. In every respect the same 

 as the preceding, but the fruit is much larger. 



5 Larangeira seca. The fruit is sweet but it is not juicy. 



6 Larangeira embeguda. The rind is incomplete and shining, 

 it divides into 9 divisions at the top. The taste is very agree- 

 able. It is common at Bahia, but it is also much spread over 

 the rest of Brazil. 



The following names of oranges occur in the London nur- 

 series ; many of them may be the same as those described above. 



I Common Orange. 2 Bloody-fruited. 3 Broad-leaved. 4 

 Large Bergamot. 5 Small Bergamot. 6 Cluster-fruited. 7 

 Curled-leaved. 8 Fine-leaved. 9 Laurel-leaved. 10 Lisbon. 



II Maltese. 12 Bloody Maltese. 13 Monstrous. 14 Narrow- 

 leaved. 15 Spike-flowered. 1C Striped leaved, of various 

 sorts. 17 Striped Willow-leaved. 18 Sweet-skinned. 19 

 Sweet China. 20 Tangiorana. 21 Thick-leaved. 22 Weep- 

 ing. 23 Willow-leaved, &c. 



Sweet Orange. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1595. Tree 10 to SO ft. 



7 C. VULGA'RIS (Risso in ann. mus. 20. p. 190.) petioles 

 winged ; leaves elliptical, acuminate, crenulated ; flowers with 

 20 stamens ; fruit globose, with a thin, scabrous, or smooth 

 rind, and a bitter acrid pulp. Pj . G. Native of Asia, but now 

 cultivated in the south of Europe, America, and Africa. C. 

 Aurantium I'ndicum. Gall. citr. 122. C. Bigaradia, Duh. ed. 

 nov. 7. p. 99. Ferr. hesp. t. 409. 589. 391. 430. 433. C. Sinen- 

 sis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 74. C. Aurantium, Ker. hot. reg. 346. C. 

 Calot, Lag. gen. et spec. 17. Petal white. Risso gives the 

 following description of the species. Stem erect ; branches spiny. 

 The petioles have a wing in the form of a heart. The flowers 

 are of 5 white petals on short pedicels. Stamens from 30 to 34, 

 unequal, with flat filaments. Fruit round, rarely tubercled, of 

 a dark-orange colour. The rind is sweet-scented. The pulp 

 is divided into 12 or 14 cells, containing a bitter acid juice. 



