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Fruit very large, with smooth skin, pale yellow, and very 

 glossy. The rind is very thick and spongy, and very bitter; 

 pulp dark green. Figure No. 5 represents a Shaddock cut 

 open, showing thickness of rind and pulp. 



SHADDOCK. (Blood.) 



This variety resembles the Mammoth in all respects, except 

 that the pulp is red. 



BOUQUET. 



Ornamental only. Florists value its bloom for its fragrance 

 and large size, and for this purpose it is largely cultivated. 

 Fruit very bitter. 



BERGAMOT. 



Ornamental only, fruit large and very rough, flattened; has 

 a pleasant aroma; is grown by florists for the bloom. 



MYRTLE LEAF. 



Ornamental only; tree very dwarf; foliage densely packed 

 together; small leaf, the shape of the myrtle; fruit, bright red 

 and very bitter. 



VARIEGATED ORANGE. 



Ornamental only; tree dwarf; leaf variegated, with white 

 margin and green center; very glossy; stem white and green; 

 fruit striped with white, and very bitter. 



DWARF ORANGE (CITRUS TRIFOLIATA). 



Ornamental. This stock is used for dwarfing purposes. It 

 is a hardy shrub of the citrus family. The Japanese dwarf 

 their varieties by budding on this stock, which is of a very 

 slow growth, and produce orange trees suitable for pot growing. 



