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GARDENING FOE THE SOUTH. 



Mandarin. — Is a small, flattened fruit, with a thin rind, 

 parting freely from the pulp, frequently separating itself; 

 pulp dark orange, juicy, and rich. 



Havana? or Common Sweet Orange, is a well-known 

 variety of good size and rough rind ; pulp yellow, and 

 well filled with delicious juice. 



Bcrgamot. — Has small flowers and pear-shaped fruit. 

 The leaves, fruit, and flowers are all very fragrant, and 

 much used by perfumers. 



Otaheitan Orange. — Is a very small variety, and makes 

 a beautiful bush in the green-house ; fruit small and round ; 

 color pale orange ; flesh rather dry, but sweet and pala- 

 table ; has winged leaves same as the common orange. 



The Lemon, ( Citrus Limonium^) is cultivated like the 

 orange, but has longer, lighter colored leaves, with naked 

 petioles or footstalks ; flowers tinged with red exter- 

 nally ; fruit oblong, with a swollen point ; pale yellow 

 color, with an acid pulp. Used mostly for flavoring, 

 and lemonade and other cooling drinks. The trees are 

 usually very productive. 



The Lime, ( Citrus Limettd). — Has smaller flowers than 

 the lemon, which are white ; fruit small, round, and pale 

 yellow color, with a slight protuberance at the end ; very 

 acid. Used for the same purposes as the lemon. The 

 green fruit makes a delicious preserve. 



Citron, {Citrus Medico). — Has large, oblong, wingless 

 leaves ; flowers tinged with red or purple ; the fruit is very 

 large and lemon shaped, with warts and furrows. Hind 

 thick and fragrant, pulp sub-acid. Used for preserves. 



Shaddock, {Citrus Decumana). — Has leaves winged 

 like the orange ; flowers white ; fruit globular, and very 

 large, weighing often six to eight pounds ; rind very thick ; 

 pulp dry, sweetish, or sub-acid, but not very desirable, 

 except for its showy appearance. 



