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and other cooling drinks. The trees are usually very pro- 

 ductive. The following varieties are recommended and 

 highly esteemed by the fruit-growers in Florida: Belair, 

 Eureka, Genoa, Imperial, Sicily, Villa=Franca. 



The Lime (Citrus acida) has smaller flowers than the 

 lemon, which are white; fruit small, round, and pale 

 yellow color, with a slight protuberance at the end; very 

 acid. Used for the same purposes as the lemon. The 

 green fruit makes a delicious preserve. The varieties are : 

 Mexican, Persian, Rangpur and Tahiti. The two last are 

 excellent in quality. 



Citron (Citrus Medico). — Has ±arge, oblong, wingless 

 leaves; flowers tinged with red or purple; the fruit is very 

 large and lemon shaped, with warts and furrows. Kind 

 thick and fragrant, pulp subacid. Used for preserves. 

 The varieties are : Lemon, Lymon and Orahne. The last is 

 generally considered to be the best in quality. 



Shaddock and Grape Fruit (Citrus Decumana) have 

 leaves winged like the orange; flowers white; fruit globu- 

 lar, and very large, weighing often six to eight pounds; 

 rind very thick; pulp dry, sweetish, or subacid. The de- 

 sirable varieties are: Aurantium, Blood Shaddock, For- 

 bidden Fruit (usually applied to entire list). Hart, Josse- 

 lyn, Mammoth or Orange Shaddock, Pernambuco, 

 Triumph, Walter. 



Kumquats or Kin Kans (Citrus Japonica). — This citrus 

 fruit originated in Japan, and is more hardy than the 

 orange. It is known in Japan by the name of Kumqaat 

 and in China by the name of Kin Kan. The plant is 

 dwarfish in habit, but the shape is beautiful and attrac- 

 tive. The fruit occurs in clusters, and is much desired 

 for preserving, pickling and making into jams. The plant 

 is very ornamental, and makes a desirable addition to the 

 list of shrubs for the lawn in that portion of the country 

 where the orange tree is successfullv crown. Because of 



