CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



leaves somewhat smaller and rounder at the apex. Leaves 

 oval; apex obtuse; base obtuse; margin crenate half way 

 down the length; veins slightly more conspicuous than in 

 Nagami, borne on short, rigid, inconspicuously winged peti- 

 oles, 1-4 to 1-2 inch in length. Fruit spherical or some- 

 what oblate, 1 to 11-4 inches in diameter; golden yellow, 

 short stalked; calyx small; rind smooth, thin, spicy to 

 the taste and aromatic when bruised; oil cells large; 

 pulp sparse; juice acid; sections four to seven; seeds 

 small, oval, greenish, one to three in number; cotyledons 

 two, greenish; season, same as Nagami. 



When eaten raw both Nagami and Marumi have a very 

 pleasant flavor or combination of flavors. The juice is 

 acid ; the rind has an agreeable spicy taste ; while the soft, 

 white, granular inner portion of the rind is decidedly 

 sweet. There is a slight difference in flavor between the 

 two varieties, but it is better determined by taste than 

 described in words. Of the two, Nagami is generally con- 

 sidered to be the more desirable, though among growers 

 there is a difference of opinion. The fruit of the Nagami 

 is more regular in size on young plants. Large sized 

 plants of both varieties bear about the same amount of 

 fruit of uniform size and both are very prolific. 



Sour. Form rounded oblate ; size small, 11-8x1 1-4 

 inches; color deep orange red; apex flattened; base 

 rounded; stem small; calyx small, bluntly five pointed; 

 rind smooth, very thin, easily separated from the pulp; 

 oil cells of medium size, flush with the surface; sections 

 six or seven, clearly defined, separating readily from each 

 other, flesh fine grained, orange colored; juice sacks small; 

 juice abundant, colored; pulp melting, free from rag; acid- 

 ity very strong, but pleasant; pith small, rather open; 



