CITRUS 



probably being the most easily injured by cold of any 

 of the citrous fruits. It is prop, by seeds, cuttings, lay- 

 ering, etc. The cultivated varieties do not propagate 

 true to seed, and must be budded or grafted. The fr. is 

 prized for the thick, tender, aromatic riml, which is pre- 

 served or candied, and used extensively for culinary 

 and confectionary purposes. Many forms and horticul- 

 tural varieties are grown in Florida and California, but 

 none have thus far proved of noteworthy commercial 

 value. The Corsican, a variety recently introduced by 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture from Corsica, has 

 given evidence of being a desirable commercial sort for 

 cultivation in this ( 



Var. Llmon, Linn. Lemon. Small, spreading trees 

 or shrubs : young branches smooth, yellowish green: 

 Ivs. ovate-oblong, crenate or serrate; petiole short, mar- 

 ginless or slightly winged : fr. medium sized, yellow, 

 round, ovate or elliptical, mostly mamillate ; rind thin, 

 aromatic ; I'lilj' ;iltun<l;iiit. very juicy and acid. India. 

 Cultivate. 1 cM. ii^ixi ly ill all tropical and subtropical 

 regions i.t tin- w.ii 1.1. -The Lemon is one of our most 



in Calif.'.'rni 'i "'i'''l' l-'l!'.n.l;! '"l.:'..''J." .pmui'i'i'"" ,'.r" t'lM^frui^ 

 are also ini|H,rt,..l. mainlv i . I ' Tin- l„i,i..ii is 



not so e:isily injur.-. 1 liy .-I- ■ ■ ■ , iiiil is in.ir.- 



tender than tli.- ..i-,in-.' r i : : ! ■ mtir.- iT'iiit, 



fectionarx- |>: ■■■"■- - .-.' -I ■ i ,,- ,■,! , ,. ;,,.i.l 



and for l.'i ^ .:.,!' , , ,|s, 



but ma\- al ■■ ■ I . .ail- 



tivated vari. t h- iiiii-i i..' ].r.'[>, l.\ Ihi- [- ! i !i_' .a- - ra I i i iilt, 

 or by cuttings, as they do n.it c.'imi- tr-.ii- t.i sc-d. The 

 following are the most important horticultural varie- 

 ties : Belair : Fr. lemon-shaped, blunt. Foreign. — Eu- 

 reka: Fr. early, few-seeded: tree thoruless. Foreign.— 

 Genoa- Fr medium size c-irlv .ivd ne-irlv seedless: 

 tree everbearing th inles 1 i i n — I i 1 ii : Fr. me- 

 dium size fine grame 1 sti n h i il t w seeds: tree 

 thorny Foreign —\iUd 1 1 am i hi luLdium size,qual- 



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are separated above, is an interesting and striking mon- 

 strosity. ( See Fig. 482, which is taken from a Japanese 

 fruit known locally as the Bushiukan. ) The Florida 

 Rough Lemon, or simply "Rough Lemon," as it is called. 



ngered Citron 



is a fruit of doubtful relitionship Its appearance sug- 

 gests that It miy be a hybrid between the Citron and 

 Lemon. It is i strong Mgoious growei and forms an 

 excellent stock m warm localities for the various 

 orange varieties It is the best sto( k for the Bahia 

 navel orange usualh im rt ising its fiuitfulness 



Var acida, Hook (( ]l h i \ „ / ,„ // , ,,f trade 

 catalogues etc) Limi \ I n h i millii 10-20 ft. 

 high Ivb oval or tlli| Il il n II i n ii i serrate; 

 petiole wmg max gini.l 1 ut n t , li , ih is m the 

 sour orange and pomelo Hs sm ill whitt or with a 

 slight pmkish tinge without , petals normally o but 

 often 4 fr small spherical o\ate or elliptical nnd 

 thin light lemon yellow bitter pulp ver's sour nnd 

 somewhat bitter juicv Indi i F\t nsivel\ ciiltnited 

 M tlie West Indies an 1 1 I ti I i «h i it 1, , ,],e,l 



II cultivation and ^t w ) un I nii\ will ti |u nrly 

 I iiung dense thicki t I Al i i I h h m ulmral 

 unties commonh iilln I i in 11 I mi 1 <t ites 

 tri MexK m ( \\ i t lull ml li m II , blong. 



Lscaped from n\u\ iti n m ^ nth 11 ii 1 , ml thi West 

 Indies Su]ii It li u ) n mti In lli in Mex.— 

 Persian It 1 u ^i i tlun m tli. pi Im^ ml to be of 

 excellent quality Intro.lm i d trom 1 eisn -Raugpur 

 (Mandarin Lime) Fr resembling a mandarin orange 

 in havmg easily removable nnd and separable segments 

 or carpels said to be of excellent qu llIt^ Introduced 



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481. Kumquat - Citrus Japonica (X H). 



ity excellent; rind smn.ith. thin ; seeds few or none. 

 One of the finest Lemons gr.iwii. -The so-called Fingered 

 Citron or Lemon, var. digttata, Risso (or var. cltiro- 

 carpa), in which the individual carpels of the fruit 



citrio acid Recently limeade has be cime very popular 

 at the soda fountains throughout the countrj and this 

 use is so rapidh extending that in t tew years it wUl 

 doubtless make Lime growing an important industry. 

 H J Webber. 

 CIVE (written also Chi- 

 Linn., a perennial pi mt n 



ern borders of the I '^ _ 



The leaves of Cive ai isoning in soi 



salads and stews but I i lies of this cl 



it is little kno-wn in \ i i w s 6 to 8 in< 



high, making dense m a n m » buUow leaves 



