THE ORANGE FAMILY. 691 



8. ODELL'S LARGE WHITE. 



Very large, round, skin grey, with green net-work. Rind 

 three quarters of an inch thick. Flesh pale red, of a "very 

 good" quality. Keeps a long time after being gathered. 



Originated with Col. A. G. Sumner, South Carolina. (W 

 D. Brinckle, Ms.) 



ORANGE. Peculiar for the division of its flesh from the rind, 

 medium size, roundish oval, light green, with shades of darker 

 green ; rind half an inch thick. Flesh red, not very solid, of 

 good quality, but not equal to Mountain Sweet and Imperial. 



MOUNTAIN SPROUT. Large, long, oval, striped with light and 

 dark green. Flesh scarlet, a little open in the centre. Rind 

 thin, seeds light fawn colour, one of the best. 



MOUNTAIN SWEET. Similar to the above, except it often has 

 a man-melon neck. Flesh rather more solid, and of excellent 

 flavour. This is grown extensively for the markets. 



APPLE SEEDED. Medium roundish, slightly oval, dark rich 

 green ; rind thin. Flesh scarlet, crisp, sweet, and very good. 

 Early and prolific, seeds very small, dull reddish brown. 



ICE CREAM. A fine variety, large, round, early and prolific. 

 Skin very light green. Rind rather more than half an inch 

 thick. Flesh white, crisp, sugary, and excellent ; seeds white. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



THE ORANGE FAMILY. 



dims, L. AurantiacecR, of Botanists. 



THE Orange family includes the common orange ( Citrus auran- 

 ', the Lemon (C. limonum)', the Lime (C. limetta)', the 

 Shaddock ( C. decumana) ; and the Citron ( C. Medico) ; all differ- 

 ent species, with the same general habit. 



The Orange, a* native of Asia, is the most attractive and 

 beautiful of fruit trees, with its rich, dark evergreen foliage and 

 its golden fruit ; and it may well therefore enjoy the reputation 

 of being the golden apple of the Hesperides. When to these 

 charms we add the delicious fragrance of the blossoms, sur- 

 passing that of any other fruit tree, it must be conceded that, 

 though the orange must yield in flavour to some other fruits, 

 yet, on the whole, nothing surpasses an orange grove, or or- 

 chard, in its combination of attractions rich verdure, the deli 

 cious aroma of its flowers, and the great beauty of its fruit. 



The south of Europe, China, and the West Indies, furnish the 



