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CITRUS FRUITS. 



In Florida some of our energetic house-keepers have been 

 quietly experimenting, and the result has been a better and finer 

 article than the imported candied citron, bringing the highest 

 price whenever j)laced on the market. 



The sooner our people realize that there is money in 

 citron, the better it will be for them. The fruit is easily pre- 

 pared for market and is very profitable. The tree is readily prop- 

 agated from cuttings, which bear fruit in two or three years. It also 

 grows readily from seed. The varieties grown in Florida are the 



ORANGE, 



Shape, round like an orange ; size, large ; skin, pale yellow, 

 rough and glossy ; inner skin, white, coarse and thick ; a very 

 desirable variety. 



LEMON. 



Shape, oblong like a lemon ; size very large, weighing from 

 two to eight pounds ; skin, light yellow, rough and glossy ; inner 

 skin thick, spongy and aromatic. The best sort for general 

 cultivation. 



SHADBOCK. 



The shaddock is a strong, thrifty grower; its general 

 appearance closely resembles the orange; its leaves, however, 

 are larger, and have a broad-winged petiole, and its habit of 

 growth is more irregular and spreading ; the fruit is very large, 

 and not greatly esteemed, although the sub-acid juice is very 

 refreshing. It ripens in the early winter, and continues on the 

 tree in good condition until May and June. Varieties are : 



Mammoth -Fruit, very large; skin, smooth, glossy, pale-yellow; 

 rind, thick, spongy, and bitter ; pulp, green, watery, and sub-acid. 



Blood. — Resembles the^ mammoth, in all respects, except 

 that the pulp is red, and the flavor of juice is more delicate. 



Grape Fruit or Pomolo. --^This, fruit is held by some to be a 

 distinct species, but it is, no doubt, a variety of the shaddock, and 

 the most esteemed. Fruit is pale yellow ; small, compared to 

 the other varieties of the shaddock ; skin smooth, rather thin ; 

 pulp, sub-acid and very refreshing, with a decided grape flavor ; 

 hence, its most popular name. 



