CHAPTER IV. 



THE TRIFOLIATE ORANGE. 



As a commer- 

 cial variety, the 

 trifoliate orange 

 is worthless. It 

 is, however, val- 

 uable as a hedge 

 plant, and as a 

 stock on which 

 to work other 

 varieties of 

 citrus. Large 

 quantities o f 

 seed are annual- 

 ly produced in 

 Florida and 

 Louisiana, but 

 so great is the 

 demand, that a 

 great deal is 

 imported from 

 Japan as well. 



Hybrids have 

 been produced 

 between the tri- 

 foliate and 

 sweet oranges 



Fig. 6. Trifoliate Orange Tree. ^y J) r jj j 



Webber and others, in the hope of securing a palatable 

 variety more resistant to the effects of frost than the sweet 



