52 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



considered, the pomelo and shaddock belong to the same 

 species, C. decumana L., but from the cultural standpoint 

 they are quite different. 



The fruit -of the shaddock is either pyriform or oblate 

 in shape and is larger than any other citrus fruit, some- 

 times reaching a weight of fifteen or twenty pounds. It 

 is very coarse, with a thick rind and thick, leathery septa 

 between the sections of the fruit. The juice sacks are not 

 tightly bound together, as in the pomelo, but are loosely 

 united. The juice is acid, bitter and comparatively scant. 

 Everything considered, it is very much inferior to the 

 pomelo. In the two varieties grown in Florida it has been 

 observed in every specimen examined that the septa 

 between the sections of the fruit is not continuous around 

 the inner end, but the uncovered ends of the juice sacks 

 project into the open core. Whether this peculiarity is 

 constant or not, it is impossible to say, but I have never 

 observed it in any other citrus fruit. 



While the shaddock is a somewhat smaller tree than 

 the pomelo, and possibly not such a rapid grower, it is 

 likely that it might prove useful as a stock for other citrus 

 fruits in the islands. 



