THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA VARIETIES. 



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DECIDUOUS ORANGE. 



Citrus aurantium, var. Trifoliate, Linn. 



A hardy deciduous 

 species from Japan. 

 Early in the fall it 

 sheds its leaves and 

 becomes entirely dor- 

 mant, in which con- 

 dition it passes the 

 winter. The tree is 

 very dwarf, of a shrub- 

 by habit, and suitable 

 for hedges and dwarf- 

 ing varieties of oranges 

 and lemons. Fruit 

 orange yellow, spheri- 

 cal, about one and one 

 half inches in diame- 

 ter. Leaves trifoliate, 

 leaflets sessile, ellipti- 

 cal, obtuse, on a wing- 

 ed petiole. Branches robust, often more or less flattened ; very 

 thorny. 



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Branch and fruit of C. trifoliata reduced one half. 



MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 



The following varieties of the various species have been im- 

 ported from different parts of the globe, many of which have 

 proved to be duplications of varieties under different names. 

 Owing to change of location, climatic conditions, etc., they 

 have not come up to expectations. Those marked with an 

 asterisk (*) possess merit; all others proved failures, although 

 it is doubtful if any are now grown in this State: 



Selecta* 



Candian* 



Paros 



Mitylene* 



Samos 



Parakila 



