THE ORANGE IN CAIJFORNIA — VARIETIES. 



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sought bj' the Chinese during their New Year celebrations to 

 ornament their homes and joss-houses, and many thousands 

 are annually imported by them from China for this purpose. 

 The fruit is called by the Chinese yu shu and gonlack. The 

 rind and iiowers are said to furnish an essential oil of consider- 

 able value, and the skin is used in the manufacture of bitters. 

 The propagation of the shaddock is very simple. It comes 

 "true" from seed, 

 or mostly so; is 

 budded on almost 

 any kind of citrus 

 stock, orange pre- 

 ferred ; the tree 

 requires less care 

 than any tree of 

 the citrus family. 



Varieties. 



China. — Fruit 

 very large, pyri- 

 form ; tree large 

 grower. 



Blood. — Fruit 

 very large with 

 pink flesh. 



Forbidden 

 Fruit. — Fruit 

 very large, pyri- 

 form. 



Mammoth. — 

 Fruit extraordi- 

 narily large, pyri- 

 form, pale yellow. 



Pomelo tree in fruit. 



THE POMELO.* 



Citrus aurantium, var. Pomelanus, Willd. 

 Leaves large, very dark green, somewhat lanceolated and 

 notcSed at their edges. Leaf stalk markedly winged. Flowers 



*The name "grape fruit" has been applied by common consent to this 

 fruit, from its habit of growing in clusters, but such name is wrong and 

 misleading. It should be known solely as Pomelo, which is popular and 

 botanically correct. 



