GALLKSIO'S TRKATISF, 



TII.K CITRIC FAMILY. 



These trees (from seed), however, \vill nearly 

 always have thorns. 



VARIETIES NO. ]\. 



Citrus medim Union fractu ovato, eortico gtebro, temii, 



mrdnlhi :iddis>ima. 



Limonicr a fruit ftn : lu>tnif. 



Limone lino: lustra to. 



Union acris: ]\hilns limonia minor ;U'ida. (II. I'. I'MI. 

 Tmmu'f. lust. ]{<!. llt-rl),) 



The lemon of delicate fruit is the favorite 

 among lemons. Its tree resembles the ordinary 

 lemon, but its fruit, which is ovoid and large, 

 has a remarkably smooth, glossy skin, so thin 

 that one can scarcely distinguish the white part. 

 Its pulp is very delicate, enclosing a large quan- 

 tity of acid, agreeable juice, full of a delicious 

 aroma. It is asserted that this fruit, coming 

 from Rome, where it is known by the name of 

 Instrato, bears a liner perfume than when culti- 

 vated elsewhere. At Liguria there are many va- 

 rieties of it, called St. Remo, Bugnetta, and Span- 

 ish Balotiu. The last has a very small fruit, 

 having all the peculiarities of the Instrato. The 

 balotin seems to be a product of the lustrato 

 and lime of Naples a lime a trifle smaller, and 

 surpassingly rich in delicacy and fragrance. 

 This balotin is entirely different* from that which 

 is cultivated under this name at the (iarden of 

 Plants, Paris. 



The former seems to be a lemon with round 

 fruit, di tiering from a lustrato only in size of 

 fruit, while the one at Paris appears to be a 

 lemon -citron or poncire. 



VARIETIES NO. X. 



Citrus medica limon medulla, aoido cnrento. 



Limonier a fruit cloux. 



Limone dolce. 



Union <lulci medulla. (Tournel 1 . ) 



Mains limonia major dulci*. tC. E. Pin, i 



Mains limonis minor dulcis. (Tb.) 



Li in 011 doux. (Miller.) 



Limons doux. (Olivier de Sen 1 . ) 



Limon dulci medulla : Zoete limoen van Ferrartus. 

 (Commelyn Hesp. Belg.) 



Limon dulcis vulgaris : Ital., Limon dolce ordinario. 

 (Vole.) Limon Lusitanus, dulci medulla : Limon da Port- 

 ugal dolce. (Ib.) 



Limon dulci medulla vulgaris : Limon dulci medulla 

 Olysipponensis. (Ferr. Hesp.) Lima dulcis : Ital., Lima 

 dolce : Limetta Hispanica dulcis. (Vole.) 



Citrus medica limon : Lime douce. (Desfont. TEcole 

 de Bot.) 



The lemon of sweet fruit is known almost 

 everywhere under the name of sweet lime (lima 

 dulci*). Its peculiar juice prevents its being 

 classed as a lemon. Some have given it a place 

 among those neuter fruits whose origin is un- 

 known, but which, when they approach the 

 lemon, are called limes. I shall not combat this 

 opinion, neither can I adopt it ; for this lemon 

 bears no trace of the orange, in leaf, flower, or 

 fruit. Its juice has not, it is true, the acidity of 

 the lemon, but it has not the sweetness of the or- 

 ange, being insipid rather than sweet. This may 

 be owing to an imperfection in the organs that 

 renders them incapable of elaborating the sap, 

 which nourishes it and should produce citric 

 acid. In this case the fruit is a monster, rather 

 than a hybrid, and this monstrosity being pecu- 

 liar to the plant and common to all its fruit, 

 forms thus a true variety, which I arn forced to 

 place in the list of lemons. I shall not enlarge 

 upon this, but if one sees a lemon of which the 

 juice is sweetish and the pulp extremely white, 

 that is the sweet lime. It is divided into many 



varieties in nowise distinguished the one from 



the other, save by the si/e, the shape, and the 



delicacy of the fruit. 

 The most common bears a lemon middling 



round, often wrinkled at the point, with a thick 

 ; skin, and a white and sweetish pulp. There is 



a fine plant at Versailles which they call sweet- 

 j lime ; it is also found all over Liguria, where 

 i they cultivate many sub-varieties, of which the 



most common bears a fruit with elongated point, 

 I and joined in croups of three or four upon one 

 i stalk. 



VARIETIES NO. XT. 



Citrus limon llore semi-plono. 

 Limonier a tteur semi-double. 

 Limon a flor seuii-doppio. 

 Limonier a fleur double. (Miller Diet.) 



The double-flowered lemon is a tree whose 

 flowers have many petals, but are not entirely 

 sterile. One cannot give a description of its 

 fruit, as it is influenced and changed by plants 

 near it, and strangely modified in form of fruit. 

 It has no seeds, and is very rare. 



HYBRIDS NO. XII. 



Citrus medica limon fructu citrato, oblongo, cortice rn- 

 goso, crassoet eduli. 



Poncire d'Espagne : Limon cedrat. 



Limone-cedrato. 



Ponciles. (Olivier de Sen-.) 



Poncira, quasi poina cerea. (Salinas, ad Solln.) 



Limon Sponginus. (Ferr.) 



Poncires, quasi poma citri. (G. Bauh, Tlieat. Bot.) 



Limon citratus : Limon cedrato. (Vole.) 



Limon citratus : Mala limonia citrata. (Tournef.) 



Citrus medica Balotina : Citronier Balotin. (Desfont. 

 Rcole de Bot.) 



The lemon-citron with tuberculous fruit is a 

 poncire, having the appearance of a lemon tree, 

 of which the fruits, nearly always oblong, have an 

 uneven skin, thick and edible. 



They are, however, less delicate than the 

 lemon-citrons with glossy skin, but are much cul- 

 tivated in Liguria. 



Its varieties are innumerable; among them we 

 can place the limon stnatus amalphitanus, the 

 limon rosolmns, and others, spoken of by Ferra- 

 ris. Also the Umonvum- citratum of Volcamerius, 

 and many others. 



I think we may also place in this series the 

 variety cultivated' in the Garden of Plants at 

 Paris, under the name of Balotin. It has the 

 same appearance and traits, and if the descrip- 

 tion of its fruit given me by the gardeners is ex- 

 act it belongs to the poncires. 



HYBRIDS NO. XIII. 



Citrus medica limon fractu citrato, ovato, cortice glabro, 

 crasso, cibatu gratissimo, pulpa fere nulla acidula, vulgo 

 Pomum Paradisi. 



Poncire di San Remo, or pomme de Paradis. 



Limone cedrato fino : porno di Paradiso. 



Pomum Paradisi. (Ferr.) 



Limon citratus : limon cedrato. (Vole.) 



The lemon-citron, with smooth skin, is the 

 tree commonly known as poncire. It has the 

 appearance of a lemon tree ; its fruit, egg-shaped, 

 has the glossy rind of the lemon, while its inner 

 skin, thick, like that of the citron, is of a dazzling 

 whiteness and an exquisite delicacy. It may be 

 eaten raw with sugar, or as a conserve. In Li- 

 guria, where the people are gourmands with this 

 fruit, it is in every garden. There are trees bear- 

 ing fruit larger than the largest citrons. The 

 favorite variety is called Paradise apple. It is a 

 poncire much larger than a lemon, and with skin 



