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small, 25-30 f.rt ! 1 ts slightly pubescent, 



finally becomitiL i . iai-ge, ovate or ovate- 



oblong, obtuse, li. .Ill I i!_ • ;ii fi ;:iiiate ; petiole broadly 

 winged: fls. large, white: st:iniens 16-24: fr. pale lemon- 

 yellow, or in some cases reddish or flesh colored, globose 

 or pyriform, very large, in hort. vars. reaching 6-7 in. in 

 diameter and weighing 8-12 lbs.; rind smooth, thick, 

 very bitter; pulp pale yellow, in some reddish, sweet or 

 acid. Malayan and Polynesian Islands. Extensively 

 cultivated in India, Florida and California, and in most 

 tropical and subtropical countries. A.G.ll :717. Mn.9 : 47. 

 — The fomelo is an excellent dessert fruit, and is being 

 very extensively planted, particularly in Florida. The 

 majority of the horticultural varieties cultivated in 

 America have originated in Florida, though some valu- 

 able sorts have been introduced. The round-fruited 

 sorts, commonly called Pomelos or Grape-fruits, are the 

 most valuable commercially. The pear-shaped sorts, or 

 Shaddocks, are cultivated more as curiosities, and are 

 seldom found in the markets. Bo%iHd varieties— Pomelos: 



CITRUS 



Aurautium : Fr. late medium, size medium. Florida.— 

 Josselyn: Fr. large, late medium, quality good; prolific. 

 Florida. — Hart : Fr. late medium, large, of very good 

 qualit) Florida —Marsh (Marsh's Seedless): Fr. with 

 very few seeds, said to be of good quality and prolific, 

 ot recent origm Florida. — Pernambuco : Prolific: fr. 

 Hte large thorns short. South America. — Royal: Fr. 

 f.nnll earlv medium, only slightly bitter; prolific. 

 Pulp rose-colored, said to be of ex- 

 cellent quaht-i Bahama Islands. — Triumph: Fr. small, 



e<lunn cjuality very good. Florida. -Walter: Fr. 



edmm Urge, of recent origin. Florida. Pear- 

 lit}/ III ^ — Shaddorks : Blood: Fr. large ; pulp 



1 or flesh ( olored, of fair quality. — Mammoth : Fr. 



large but practically worthless. — "Forbidden 



Fr small, orange-colored, of fair quality. The 



so called ' Bell Grape-fruit " is probably identical with 



Jap6mca, Thunb. Kimijlat, Kin-Kan, Kin-Kits, etc. 

 bush, with smooth, angular branches: 

 •-lanceolate, slightly serrate, pointed or 

 blunt, wedge-shaped at the base ; 

 petioles narrowly wing-margined: 

 lis. small, solitary or in clusters, in 

 ihe axils of the Ivs.; petals 5; sta- 

 uiins alxiut 20, filaments united: fr. 

 small, often only ?4 of an in. in diam., 

 ovate, oblong or spherical, orange- 

 colored, 5-6-celled ; pulp sour; rind 

 sweet. Cochin China or China. Cul- 

 tivated extensively in Japan, Florida 

 and California. R.H. 1875, p. 209. 

 The following are the two cultivated 

 varieties commonly grown in the 

 United States: Marumi (Round Kura- 

 quat): Fr. round, small, 5<-lH in. 

 in diara.: tree slightly thorny.— Na- 

 garal (oval or oblong Kumquat) : Fr. 

 ovate or oblong, %-l in. in diam. and 

 154-2 in. long : tree thornless.- The 

 fruit of the Kumquat, as it is most 

 commonly called in America, is com- 

 ing to be much prized for preserving, 

 and IS also used fresh to considerable extent, the 

 sweet rind, as well as the pulp, being eaten. Both 

 the round and the oval sorts have beautiful 

 dense dark green foliage, and form excellent 

 orange trees of dwarf habit for pot culture. They 

 only budded or grafted on trifoliata or 

 sweet orange stocks. 

 M^dica, Linn (named for the country Media). Fig. 

 474 Citron in the broadest sense, including citron, 

 lemon and lime. Bush or small tree : young shoots 

 glabrous, mostly reddish or purplish, in some yellowish 

 "vs. smooth, oblong, acute : fls. hermaphrodite 

 or frequently unisexual, 

 tly reddish or tinged 

 with red without : fr. 

 spherical, ovate or oblong, 

 often mamlllate at apex. 

 India. — A very variable 

 species, much modified by 

 cultivation and apparently 

 mixed by hybridization, so 

 that it is almost impossi- 

 ble to determine the rela- ' 

 tionship of the difi'erent 

 forms. 



Var. genuina, Engler. 

 Citron proper. Lvs. ob- 

 long, serrate or crenate ; 

 petiole short, wingless : 

 fr. large, frequently 3-4 in. 

 in diam. and 6-7 in. long, 

 mostly ovate-oblong, mam- 

 illate ; rind very thick, 

 tender, aromatic, more or 



less rough and warted (rugose); pulp but slightly 

 developed, dry (lacking in juice), acid or sub-acid.— 

 The Citron is cultivated to some extent in Florida and 

 California, but not so extensively as in Italy and the 

 Mediterranean region. All varieties are very tender, 



480. Oranee 

 flowers. 



(XK.) 



