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C.sdlnfo'lhis (Sage-leaved). 2. White. June. 



South of Europe. 15 IS. 

 ercctiu' xeuhis (rather erect). 2. 



White. June. 

 ochroleu' ctis (yellowisn white). 2. 



Yellowish. June. 



scri'cens (silky). 2. Red. June. Spain. 



1826. ' 



widula'tus (waveA-leaved). 4. White. June. 



South of Europe. 1803. 



vayinu'tus (sheathed). 2. Pale purple. 



April. Teneriffe. 1779. 



villo'sus (long-haired). 3. Purple. June. 



South of Europe. 1640. 



CITHARE'XYLUM. Fiddle Wood. (From 

 Icithara, a lyre, and xylon, wood ; in refe- 

 rence to the wood being fit for musical 

 instruments. Nat. ord., Verbenes [Yer- 

 benaceaej. Linn., 14t-Didynamia, 2-an- 

 giospcrmia). Stove trees ; cxittings of 

 ripe shoots in sand, under a glass, and in 

 bottom heat; loam and peat. Summer 

 temp. 60 to 80 ; winter, 50 to 60 a . 

 C. cauda'tum (tailed). 20. White. Jamaica. 

 1763. 



denta'tum (toothed). 15. East Indies. 1824. 



eri'eeum (silky). 15. East Indies. 1824. 



subserra'tum (slightly-toothed). 15. White. 



West Indies. '1820. 



viUo'snm (long-haired). 10. St. Domingo, 



1784. 



CITRIOBA'TUS. (From citros, a citron, 

 and batoA, a thom ; called the Orange 

 Thorn by the colonists in New Holland, 

 the plant bearing small orange-coloured 

 fruit. Nat. ord., Pittosporads [Pittospo- 

 racese]. Linn., 5-Pentandria, 1-mono- 

 gynia}. Greenhouse evergreens from New 

 Holland ; cuttings in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy txirfy peat, and a little loam 

 and charcoal. Summer tomp., 55 to 

 75 ; winter, 45 to 50. 

 C. multifl'/nis (many-flowered). 3. November. 

 1818. 



pducijttfrus (few-flowered). 1822. 

 CITRON. Citrus me'dica. 



CI'TRUS. Orange Tree. (Derivation 

 of doubtful origin ; supposed to refer to 

 Citron, a town in Judaea. Nat. ord., 

 Citromvorts [Aurantiacecol Linn., 18- 

 Polyadclphia, 2-polt/andnaj . Greenhouse 

 evergreen trees. 



C. angula'ta (angular-/rM#ed). White. East 

 Indies. 



mira'ntium (su-cet Orange). 15. White. 



Asia. 1595. 



buxifo'lia (box-leaved). 3. White. June. 



China. 



decuma'na (huge Shaddock). 15. White. 



June. India. 1724. 



delicio'sa (delicious). White. April. China. 



hy'strix (porcupine), la. White. June. 



East Indies. 



C.japo'nicn (Japan small-fruited}. 6. Whit*. 

 June. Japan. 



lime? tta (Lime hrrgamot}. 8. White. June. 



Asia. 1648. 



Hmo'num (Lemon). 15. White. June. 



Asia. 1648. 



madwefnsis (Madura). 10. White. June. 



China. 



margari' ta (pearl. Sweet lemon} . 15. White. 



June. China. 



me'dica (Median Citron}. 8. White. June. 



Asia. 



no' bills (noble. Mandarin}. 15. White. June. 



China. 1805. 



mi' nor (smaller). 15. White. June. 



China. 1805. 



spinos-l' ssima (spiniest). 15. White. June. 



Cayenne. 



vulga'ris (common. Seville} . 15. White. 



June. Asia. 



myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). 3. 



White. June. Asia. 



Common Orange (C. auranti'acum). 

 The following are esteemed varieties: 

 the China, blood-red, sweet-skinned, the 

 ribbed, pear-shaped, tiny-fruited, finger- 

 ed, St. Michael's, and mandarin. The 

 mandarin and St. Michael's are far supe- 

 rior to the rest for cultivation. The 

 mandarin is cultivated extensively at 

 Malta, although originally from China ; 

 it has a thin rind, and is of very superior 

 flavour. The St. Michael's is also a 

 small orange, but the skin is of a pale 

 yellow ; the rind also very thin, and the 

 pulp remarkably sweet. The fruit is 

 generally without seed, and the tree is a 

 great bearer. 



The Lime (C. lime'tta) approaches the 

 lemon, but the juice is flat, and somewhat 

 bitter. 



The Shaddock (C. decuraa'na) has a 

 large and round fruit ; skiu yellow, with 

 a white spongy rind ; the pulp sweet 

 and juicy. This has been successfully 

 cultivated in Devonshire on the open 

 walls, with protection in winter, but no 

 artificial heat. 



The Lemon (C. limo'num). The Con- 

 tinental growers are content to raise 

 these from seed ; hence the great differ- 

 ence in quality of the imported fruit. 



The Citron (C. me'dica) has a rind thick 

 spongy and very fragrant ; pulp, sub- 

 acid. 



Propagation. All the kinds will pro- 

 pagate freely by cuttings, either of the 

 young shoots, or of that riper in charac- 

 ter. They are prepared in the usual 

 way, and inserted in pots of sand ; a 

 close frame, with a bottom heat of 7o a , 



