CITRUS 



jrined, of medium width : fls. small, white, sweet-smell- 

 ing: fr. medium size, pear-shaped, smooth, light yellow, 

 pulp subacid, greenish yellow. Cult, in Eu. since the 

 seventeenth century. Only rarely cult, in the United 

 States. B.M. 7194. — Bergamot oil is manufactured from 

 the rind of this subspecies. 



Var. Sinensis, Engler. (C. Aurdiitium, var. dtilcis, 

 Linn. C. Tahitensis, B.ort.). Common Sweet Orange, 

 including the Malta or Portugal Orange. Tree, 20-35 

 ft.: young branches pale green, angular, glabrous: Ivs. 

 ■oblong-ovate, pointed ; petiole narrowly winged : fls. 

 large, white: fr. mainly round, occasionally elliptical or 

 ovate, orange or yellowish ; pulp when ripe sweet or 

 slightly acid. India. Cultivated extensively in all tropi- 

 cal and subtropical regions of the world. — The Sweet 

 Orange is vahud nKiiuly f..r its sweet, delicious fruit, 

 which is eaten raw or made ini,, inaniialades, wine, etc. 

 The rind is sweet an.! arematie. an.l is used forculinary 

 purposes. Tlie extensive .nltivatic.ii of the orange has 



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70 varieties being cultivated in the United States. 

 Some of these forms are propagated fairly true to seed, 

 hut the majority are not, and must be propagated by 

 budding or grafting. The following is a list of some of 

 the most highly prized of the cultural forms : Bahia 

 ( also known as Washington Navel and Riverside Navel ) : 

 Fig. 47G. Fr. large, solid and heavy, seedless, with 

 prominent navel mark at apex; pulp .iuicy and of tine 

 texture. Introduced from Brazil. The most popular 

 variety cultivated in California, where it bears heavily. 

 In Florida it is a shy bearer. — Boone (Boone Early) : 

 Fr. round, medium size, fair ciuality; very early. Florida. 

 — Centennial : Fr. round, medium size, early medium, 

 quality excellent. Florida. — Du Roi : Fr. round, small 

 or medium size, late medium; seeds ribbed: thorns few. 

 An excellent fruit in Florida, but has not given satis- 

 faction in Cal. Foreign. — Hart Late (Tardive, Excel- 



sior) Fr oval medmm 

 size, solid pde yellow 

 One of the best late sorts 

 holding on tiee m Florid i 

 until May Foreign —Ho 

 mosassa Fi round of 

 good qualit} midseason 

 Florida -Jafta Fr 

 round heavy juicy and 

 of very best quality mid 

 season skin thin tree 

 nearly thomless Foieigr 

 small of excellent qmht-s 

 Fr. o\al medium si t 

 the best late sorts i i 

 Majoica Fr roui 1 ; 

 skin smooth and tl n 

 of the very best 1 it i i 1 

 Fr. oval small orange i 1 

 quality pulp reddish 



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iked with red midse 



Foreign Mediteiranean Sweet Fr large rval of good 

 quality late Foreign — Pai son (Parson Brown) Fr. 

 round medium size of fair quality ver> early Fkrula. 

 Very extensively planted as an early variety m Florida. 

 —Ruby Fr medium size, round, of excellent qualitj ; 



pulp reddish or streaked with red. Foreign.- St. 

 Michael : Pr. round, medium size, quality fair, midsea- 

 son. Foreign. — St. Michael Blood: Fr. round, medium 



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size, quality the very l>est ; jnilp reddish or streaked 

 with red. Foreign. This Orange seems to the writer 

 superior in flavor to any he has ever tested, though 

 there is but little noticeable difl'erence between any of 

 the best sorts, much, doubtless, depending on the con- 

 ditions under which the fruit is grown. — Valencia 

 (Valencia Late) : Fr. large, oval, light orange, of good 

 quality, very late. Foreign. One of the most highly 

 prized varieties in California. 



The so-ealle<l ntalieite i)vn}\ix'- {<'■ Anranfium, var. 

 Oiajfense, Risso A: I'eil.) is ].i<.l.al)l\' to be considered a 

 variety of C. A iinintiitni. vai-. Simnsis. Reasoner 

 thinks it is Gallesie's ■• ( •. .1 »,„„/,„,„ Sinnise pumilum. 

 fructu cliilci." The f..li.i-e le-rmlilrs tliat ..f a lemon, 

 and the flowers are pinlii-.li. 'I'le- tiuit is vmall. slightly 

 flattened, rough, and re'lili-li <.r ;nmi' m e..li>r ; pulp 

 mainly sweetish, sometimes senr. It nniy he a hybrid of 

 orange and lemon. It is used extensively as a dwarf 

 pot plant, for which it is well suited. 



ndbilis, Lour. Mandarin, or Kid-glove Orange. 

 Shrubs or very small trees, with dense foliage : Ivs. 

 small, lanceolate,weakly crenate; petioles short, scarcely 



the teihiHin-: . itnia ( " .Mah.lanii." " \Vi I lew-leaved 

 Maudann, ■ele.,: l-'r. small, li- In .iraime, early medium, 

 excellent quality: Ivs. small, m\ ii le-like. Foreign.— 

 Dancy Tangerine : Lvs. lai-ei-. mai iy the size of those 

 of the common orange: fr. dai k eran;;e or reddish, early 

 medium, quality excellent. Florida. The most prized 

 of any of the Mandarin Oranges cultivated in the United 

 States. — King : Fr. large and rough, dark orange, late: 

 young twigs blackish. A good late sort. Foreign. - 

 Satsuma (Oonshiu): Fr. medium size, flattened at the 

 ends, orange, early, quality fair. Foreign. A much 

 valued early ripening sort, which is somewhat more 

 hardy than the common sweet orange, particularly when 



