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handsome fruit, with moderately thin skin, somewliafc 

 rough ; pulp full of sweet, sprightl}^ delicious juice. It 

 resembles the Cuba Orange, but seems to be larger and of 

 better quality. 



The Havana. — This is the most common in our mar- 

 kets, and best known. A large, excellent fruit ; quite 

 similar to the preceding. 



The Maltese, or Malta Blood, has a thick and spongy 

 rind ; pulp red and delicious, but sometimes a trace of 

 bitterness. 



The Mandarin is a small, flattened fruit, tliin rind, 

 with a dark orange pulp ; juicy and rich. 



The Bergamot has small flowers and jiear-shaped fruit ; 

 very fragrant; the oil is much used by perfumers. 



The Variegated-Leaved is a variety with variegated 

 foliage ; ornamental. 



The Shaddock {Citrus decumana) is a fruit of great 

 size, striking in appearance, but not of value, except for 

 confectionery. 



The Tangerine is small, sweet, and rich ; very pro- 

 lific. One of the best for pot culture. 



The Otaheite is a small A^ariety, a dwarf-growing kind ; 

 blooms and bears abundantly when not over a foot high. 



The St. Michaels is a medium-sized fruit, pale yellow, 

 with a thin rind, very delicious; the tree an abundant 

 bearer. Chiefly grown in the Portuguese Island St. 



Michael. 



The Myrtle-Leaved (or Chinese) is a small-fruited 

 variety, a dwarf tree ; more curious than profitable. 



Besides these are the Egg, Embiguo or Navel, Silver, 

 Peruamlnico, Exquisite, Du Koi, Excelsior, Prolific, 

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