476 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



VARIETIES OF THE LIME. 



French (Frihr LciiKiii). — As large as a medium-sized orange, with 

 thick skill tliat is warty and uneven, "with swelling at apex. Flesh 

 ))leasantly acid, and the segments divide as readily as the Tangerine 

 orang(>s. .A very vigorous variety used for stocks for the orange. 

 The Washington Xavel in Florida bears far more freely on this stock 

 than any other. 



Imperial. — Larger than Xavel orange; oval, j-ellow; quality gocd. 

 drown mainly in lower California, but it does well in lower Florida. 



Persian. — Of lemon size, oval, with point at apex; color light 

 yellow; cjuality good. Extensively gro^^Ti in lower Florida. 



Rangpur (Mandarin Lime). — Oblate; much like a Mandarin 

 orange; color orange and red; ciuality best. This is most extensively 

 used in lower Florida for summer drinks and even for dessert use. 

 In the coast cities it usually sells much higher than lemons. 



Tahiti. — Larger than the commercial lemon; oval; light yellow; 

 quality best. A leading commercial variety propagated mainly by 

 budding. 



Turanj. — A'cry large, often as large as the Pomelo; oblong; yellow; 

 quality rather coarse and low. Onlj' grown for kitchen use. 



West Indian. — Small, oval; skin thin, smooth; juice abvmdant, 

 highly aromatic, rich, acid, and pleasant, but somewhat variable 

 as grown from seed. Select varieties are propagated by budding in 

 lower Florida. 



THE CITROX. 



The Citron i('ilrii.'< Mrdira genuinn) is a large thick-rinded fruit, 

 of which (inly the rind is used in the making of preserves and con- 

 fections. It is a shrul) or small tree. Without care in pruning it 

 becomes a spreading bush, as the very large fruit bends the points 

 of growth to the ground, where they take root like the canes of the 

 black raspberry. It is grown in parts of Florida, and westward to 

 California. It is frozen down at intervals, liut it quickly sprouts 

 from the crown and is again weighted with fruit. It is grown readily 

 from ripe \\()od cuttings, hence it is easy to perjjetuate the best 

 varieties. As yet the imported candied citron is mainly used, but at 

 tliis time it seems jiroliable tliat the home piroduct will prove of supe- 

 rior (juality and displace the foreign product. 



