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STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 



First pair opposite, orbicular, emarginate, subsessile, not articulated. 

 Petiole crenate. 



Second pair often on the same level as the first two, so that there is a 

 whorl of four. When distinct oblong or elliptic, obtuse, otherwise like the 

 two preceding. 



Fifth (where the first four are whorled) elliptic, cuneate at the base. 



Sixth obovate-elliptic, more elongate and cuneate at the base, with a 

 swelling of the midrib some distance above the base, corresponding to 

 articulation. 



Seventh leaf ovate, bluntly pointed, articulated with an oblanceolate 

 winged petiole, obsoletely crenate. LINN^US. 



Modified type of "Citrus Decumana" A hybrid. (Reduced one half.) 



Fruit mostly pyriform, very large, pale yellow, with rugged 

 skin, very thick and bitter; pulp in some sorts white with 

 green tint, in others dark green. Fruit contains many large 

 seeds, and very little juice, which is bitter-acid. The tree is a 

 rapid grower and very ornamental, but the fruit is of very 

 little value, except for decorative purposes. It is greatly 



