THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA — VARIETIES. 



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DECIDUOUS ORANGE. 



Citrus mu-antium, var. TriJ'oUata, 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; 

 thornv. 



Branch aud fruit of C. trifoUafa—vednced one half. 



very 



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., the)' 

 have not come up to exijectations. Those marked with an 

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

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



