94 CALIFORNIA CITRUS CULTURE. 



Citrus decumana Linn. 



The pomelo, or grapefruit, and shaddock are distinguished by the 

 large size of both fruit and tree. The fruit of the pomelo is usually in 

 large clusters (Fig. 64), hence the name grapefruit. The tree may reach 

 one and one half feet in diameter and forty feet in height. The petioles 



FIG. 65 The shaddock (Citrus decumana.) Reduced. 

 (After Lelong.) 



of the leaves are broadly winged. The large fruit is greatly prized by 

 many for the morning meal. Many contend that the Florida pomelo is 

 superior to that of California, while others say emphatically "no. " The 

 fruit is very juicy, exceptionally flavored and is slightly bitter, which 

 makes it more toothsome to many persons. In California it is a summer 

 fruit, in Florida a winter and spring fruit. 



