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Grape Fruits sell in London at 5s. 6d. to 9s. per box, and in 

 New York at $1*50 to $2'25 per box (Agric. News, Barbados, 

 April 3rd, 1909, p. 112). 



Ref. — " The Coming Fruit," in Gardeners' Chronicle, July 11th, 

 1896, p. 46.— "Grape Fruit and Shaddock," Sir D. Morris in 

 Garden and Forest, New York, April 22nd, 1896, pp. 163-164 ; 

 reprinted in West Indian Bull. vi. 1905, pp. 284-287 ; and in 

 Bull. Bot. Dept. Jamaica, February, 1906, pp. 36-38 (See also 

 pp. 39-44 of this Bulletin) ; Summary in Agric. News, Barbados, 

 1905, p. 357.— Ibid, in West Indian Bull. vi. 1905, pp. 284-292 

 (Dulau & Co., London).—" Pomelos," Hume, in Bull. No. 58, 1901, 

 Florida Agric. Exp. Station, pp. 385-421, with 4 figures in the 

 text, and plates i. to viii., illustrating many of the sorts above- 

 mentioned, giving a description of the tree and varieties, analyses, 

 and information on fertilizers (The H. & W. B. Drew Co., Jackson- 

 ville, Fla. 1901).— "The Pomelo," in U.S. Cons. Rep. September, 

 1905, Washington, pp. 101-103, giving particulars of the cultiva- 

 tion of the " Chinese Grape Fruit," and its introduction to the 

 United States. 



Citrus Medica, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 782. 



A small tree. Leaves large, serrated ; petioles without wings. 

 Flowers pink, or purplish in bud. Fruit large, 4 inches long and 

 upwards, ovate, with a protuberance at the tip ; pulp white, acid ; 

 rind yellow, thick, firm, irregular in outline and surface ; some- 

 times lobed like fingers. 



III. — Duhamel, Traite des Arbres, vii. t. 22 ; Desc. Ant. i. t. 7 ; 

 Wagner, Pharm. Med. Bot. tt. 47, 48 ; Guimpel, Abbild. Beschr. 

 t. 70 ; Drapiez, Herb. Amat. de Fleurs, vii. t. 491 ; Pereira, Mat. 

 Med. ii. f . 393 ; Risso and Poiteau, Orangers, tt. 96-107 ; Bentl. 

 and Trimen, Med. PI. t. 53 ; Nicholson, Diet. Gard. f. 463 ; 

 Bonavia, Cult. Oranges and Lemons, India, tt. 139-177 ; Gard. 

 Chron. February 13th, 1904, p. 101, f. 45 (fruit). 



Vernac. name. — Osan Lakuregbe (Lagos, Daivodu). — Citron. 



Cultivated in Palestine, Italy and other parts of S. Europe. 



The chief use is for the rind or peel, usually imported into this 

 country in a salted state, and afterwards candied for dessert and 

 confectionery purposes. 



Plants of the Citron were sent out from Kew to Nigeria in 

 1898, and young plants may now be obtained from the Botanical 

 Dept. at Oloke-Meji (See S. Nigeria Gazette, March 3rd, 1909, 

 p. 308). 



Ref.—" Citrus Medica," in Medic. PI. Bentley and Trimen, 

 No. 53.— "The Citron in Commerce," Kew Bull. 1894, pp. 177-182. 



Var. acida, Brandts. 



A small spiny tree. Leaves oval ; petioles winged linear or 

 obovate. Flowers white. Fruit globose, about 1^ to two inches 

 in diam., with a blunt protuberance ; pulp pale, acid. 



III. — Rumpf, Amb. ii. t. 29 (Limonellus or Liinotenuis, thin- 

 skinned lemon) ; Wight, Spicil. Neilgh. t. 26 (G. Limonum) ; 

 Wight, Ic. PL Ind. or. t. 958 (C. Limetta) ; Bot. Mag. t. 6745 ; 



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