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making the well known candied Citron peel. Some years ago, one of 
our shippers exported to America a few barrels of the rind preserved in 
the fruits. The Citron is cultivated very extensively in Corsica, where 
the Zo i is called * Cedrat," and the industry there is a very paying one. 
re is no reason Whatever why it shouid not pay. equally well in 
Homies should any person be enterprising enough to “ go in” for the 
culture, 
9. Lem n (Citrus om var. Limonum).— Habitat, East Yun 
but eed in the West Indies, Season, June to February. ‘This 
fruit is rather scarce, but it secre v in the island and ean be propa- 
gated qui ey Several large varieties occur, and, although the fruit 
specie too coarse to be useful for export, the rind is valuable for the 
purpose of ems ng the Candied Lemon Peel of commerce. A very 
€— essential oil is also obtained from the rin 
0. Oran. nge. (Citrus dip eis —Habitat, EE Indies, but natu- 
ralised | in the West Indies. Sea n, September to February, but some of 
the trees bear much earlier than September. The Orange is almost wild 
in Dominica. It springs up wherever the seeds are thrown, and the 
n o o 
bearing “ee fruit was planted, it may s ely be said, with a view to the 
export of the produce. This interesting fact is significant, ds it isa 
clear Aiei of what the island is capable of d The rees are 
. raised seed, and contrary to what I have eben read, I find that 
they “breed true." Dominiea seedling Oranges, or rather the best 
inds of them, cannot be surpassed anywhere for atte d sweet- 
ness, and delicacy of flavour. 
11. Sweet RUD (Citrus Medica. var. iocus "ener East 
Indies. Season, June to January. This delic s Orange uch smaller 
than the common "kind. It has a thin M E ind x a amid pulp. 
It is grown rather extensively, but most of es fruit i is bought up in the 
island, as it is considered one of the best of the Orange family in 
Dominica. But for the flavour the fruit is exactly like ‘the Lime to 
which it is closely allied. 
12. Tangerine Orange (Citrus nobilis, var. Tangerina). 
Season, pae to Jan his fine and well known fruit is quite 
€— the island and could be exported in quantity. 
3. Seville Orange (Citrus Aurantium).—Habitat, India, but 
Vinci sed in the West on. Season, June to February. The Seville 
Orange occurs in abundance and it is aes os martes for making 
The 
rind i 
and it is the aurantii cortex of the British "Pharma copea. A valuable 
ex 
it has not been exported lately. In 1878, as will be seen on reference 
to the table of fruit. exports, the shipments of this article were valued 
at 1997. 
14. Lime Aer Medica, var. acida).—Hahitat, India, naturalised 
in the West Ind Season n, June to February, but lies in more or 
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products and Cacao, Lime juice is now the most considerable export 
from Dominica, Several estates are devoted entirely to the culture of 
