12 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



and PrantPs Pflanzenf amilien ? Nothing is to be gained 

 by such a disposition of the different forms. 



In regard to the citrus fruits it must be borne in 

 mind that in most cases the original wild forms have 

 disappeared, or at least have never been discovered, but 

 aside from the bearing which this may have on the question, 

 there would be just as much sense, for instance, in plac- 



Fig". 3. Flowers of Sweet Lemon. 

 Reduced one-fourth. 



ing all the different recognized species of apples or plums 

 in one or two species and then splitting them up into 

 sub-species and varieties. No one would think of doing 

 so. 



Hence, following the course that is commonly fol- 

 lowed in regard to other fruits, the writer prefers to 

 designate each of the different forms of citrus as a specie 

 They are sufficiently distinct to be readily separated. 



Most members of the genus citrus have had their 



