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Glen St. Mary Nurseries. 
Quaint and Curious Citrus Trees. 
We enumerate below four varieties of the citrus that have especial value for ornamental planting in 
gardens and grounds in the orange region, and in the case of the trifoliata, much farther North. Each of them 
is widely advertised for house culture at the North ; as they all bloom and bear young and profusely, and are 
•easily restricted to small size, they are especially well adapted for this purpose. While commonly spoken of 
•and advertised as oranges, the “ Kumquat orange,” “ Otaheite orange” and so on, with the exception of the 
Myrtle-leaved, which is a variety of the bitter orange (Citrus Bigaradia ), none of them are, properly 
speaking, oranges, but each a distinct but allied species of citrus While in common with the orange they 
all possess the general characteristics of fruit and foliage of the genus, each is quite distinct and unlike any¬ 
thing else in the citrus family, and especially interesting by reason of 
unique peculiarities. 
Varieties of the orange and other citrus worked ” upon the Otaheite 
make small trees or bushes which bear young and heavily. The bearing, 
dwarf orange 
trees in the gar¬ 
dens of Dr. C. J. 
Kenworthy, a t 
Jacksonvi lie, 
Florida, which 
attracted so 
much attention 
prior to the "big 
freeze ” of 1886, 
were on Otaheite 
stocks. Speaking 
of the Otaheite, 
a prominent Ohio 
florist, who has 
pro pagat ed it 
successfully and 
extensively,says: 
"I consider the 
Otaheite orange 
ohe of the most 
satisfactory and 
interesting pot 
plants for house 
culture, as it 
stands as much bad treatment as a common geranium, and, if 
treated reasonably fairly, will make one of the most ornamental 
plants in any ordinary room. I had a plant photographed with 
twenty fine oranges upon it-which had been grown in a dwell¬ 
ing room entirely.” 
Kumquat. A small tree or large bush, bearing in great 
abundance a beautiful and edible fruit about the size of a pig¬ 
eon’s egg. See description and account under ' ' Citrus Fruits. ” 
Myrtle-leaved Orange. A handsome dwarf tree, bearing 
in large clusters a flat fruit looking like a small Mandarin or¬ 
ange. Foliage dark, glossy green, and the graceful pendent 
branches are thickly studded with small leaves. Form and habit 
different from those of any other citrus, and very striking. 
Otaheite Orange. A precocious dwarf species, extensively 
grown at the North as a house plant. The small trees yield a 
profusion of beautiful flowers and fruit. It resembles the 
lemon somewhat in fruit and foliage. The tender new growth 
is tipped with purple, and the pure white flowers are shaded 
with violet. It has been used to some extent as a stock for 
dwarfing the orange in locations not subject to severe frosts. 
Very desirable as an ornamental. 
Trifoliata. A unique and interesting species, hardy as far 
North as Washington. Much esteemed as an ornamental, both 
for open ground and house culture. See extended description, 
under " Citrus Fruits.” Flowering Twig, Citrus trifoliata 
