476 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



VARIETIES OF THE LIME. 



French (False Lemon). As large as a medium-sized orange, with 

 thick skin that is warty and uneven, with swelling at apex. Flesh 

 pleasantly acid, and the segments divide as readily as the Tangerine 

 oranges. A very vigorous variety used for stocks for the orange. 

 The Washington Navel in Florida bears far more freely on this stock 

 than any other. 



Imperial. Larger than Xavel orange; oval, yellow; quality good. 

 Grown mainly in lower California, but it does well in lower Florida. 



Persian. Of lemon size, oval, with point at apex; color light 

 yellow; quality good. Extensively grown in lower Florida. 



Rangpur (Mandarin Lime). Oblate; much like a Mandarin 

 orange; color orange and red; quality best. This is most extensively 

 used in lower Florida for summer drinks and even for dessert use. 

 In the coast cities it usually sells much higher than lemons. 



Tahiti. Larger than the commercial lemon; oval; light yellow; 

 quality best. A leading commercial variety propagated mainly by 

 budding. 



Turanj. Very large, often as large as the Pomelo; oblong; yellow; 

 quality rather coarse and low. Only grown for kitchen use. 



West Indian. Small, oval; skin thin, smooth; juice abundant, 

 highly aromatic, rich, acid, and pleasant, but somewhat variable 

 as grown from seed. Select varieties are propagated by budding in 

 lower Florida. 



THE CITRON. 



The Citron (Citrus Medica genuina) is a large thick-rinded fruit, 

 of which only the rind is used in the making of preserves and con- 

 fections. It is a shrub or small tree. Without care in pruning it 

 becomes a spreading bush, as the very large fruit bends the points 

 of growth to the ground, where they take root like the canes of the 

 black raspberry. It is grown in parts of Florida, and westward to 

 California. It is frozen down at intervals, but it quickly sprouts 

 from the crown and is again weighted with fruit. It is grown readily 

 from ripe wood cuttings, hence it is easy to perpetuate the best 

 varieties. As yet the imported candied citron is mainly used, but at 

 this time it seems probable that the home product will prove of supe- 

 rior quality and displace the foreign product. 



