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and the lime can not be grown. The 
trees are attractive in shape and semi- 
evergreen, so that they will make desir- 
able lawn trees. Wherever a home can 
be supplied with them it will be possible 
on the warm days between the ist of 
September and the ist of December to 
pick a few fruits and make a desirable 
and refreshing beverage. 
Through the senators of the Pacific 
coast states, arrangements have been 
made with a few leading fruit growers 
to give trees of this variety a trial test. 
A number of young trees have been dis- 
tributed by the Plant Bureau, U. 8S. De- 
partment of Agriculture for the purpose. 
Citrons 
There are two species of citron. One 
is the species Citrus Medica of the same 
genus as the orange, lime and shaddock 
or pomelo. The tree is an evergreen 
shrub growing to a height of about 10 
feet; has irregular straggling spiny 
branches, large pale green broadly oblong, 
protuberant at the tips and from five to 
six inches long, with a rough adherent 
rind, the inner portion of which is thick, 
white and fleshy, the outer, thin, greenish 
yellow and very fragrant. The pulp is 
sub-acid, edible, much less acid than the 
lemon and the seeds bitter. There are 
many varieties of the fruit, some of them 
of great weight and size. The Madras 
citron has the form of an oblate sphere; 
and in the “fingered citron,” of China the 
lobes are separated into finger-like divi- 
sions formed by separation of the con- 
stituent carpels, as occurs sometimes in 
the orange. 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
The citron tree thrives in the open air 
in China, Persia, West Indies, Madeira, 
Sicily, Corsica, in the warmer parts of 
Spain and Italy and the American con- 
tinent. 
The rind of this species of citron yields 
two perfumes, the o2 of cedra, and the 
oil of citron, with the ultimate composi- 
tion of an isomeric with the oil of tur- 
pentine. When candied, it is much 
esteemed in dessert and in confectionery. 
The other species of citron is a variety 
of watermelon, nearly solid, almost flav- 
orless, growing on a vine that resembles 
the watermelon vine, the fruit of which 
is made into preserves, resembling the 
real citron. 
For Curttrurr. See Watermelon. 
The first species named is not grown 
largely in the United States, but is grown 
with some degree of success and recom- 
mended by American Pomological Socie- 
ty as follows, for kitchen purposes: 
Lemon, Lyman and Orange in Florida 
and the southern portions of the Gulf 
States. 
For DISEASES AND PESTS OF CITRON OF 
THe TREE VARIETY, see under Lemon and 
Orange. 
For the Vinge Crrron, see under Water- 
melon and other cucurbitous crops, as; 
Cucumber, Cantaloup, Squash, etc. 
Citrus Fruits 
This subject is treated under the re- 
spective fruits, as follows: 
Citrons, Kumquats, Lemons, Limes, 
Oranges, Pomelos or Grape Fruit, Tang- 
erines. 
