976
r
‘ I to 1
L'., f e t a if
e to r ,fr to L it to i'r a f f e f e r t o f e f e ” s f e i f e ’i
weighing 7,^ oz., and an orange weighing 6J oz. At Luscombe, m the same nratecTed*^durhig
markably fme citrons, shaddocks, and limes, grown m the open garden, and only protected durmg
“ I sm f e v As a dessert fruit the orange is well known. The varieties imnorted, which are most
¿ fe e “ ■h:ffedfero?a»fefefetafe^^
prfv e ¿seful in obviating disorders arising from its redundancy
IS used to form various perfumes and pommades ; and the flower distilled produces orange-fiower water,
cultivated more as curious varieties than for their fruit.
tommon orange. N arrow-leaved.
a ir from 15 ft. to 20 ft. high.
Uoody-fruitcd.
Oval-fniitod.
Iroad-leared.
Pale-leaved.
Jerganrot large.
Seville, or Bitter orango {fig.
Jergamot small.
825.), chiefly used for m a k in
Cluster-fruited.
g marmalade. Spence in forms
Curlcd-leavcd.
us, th a t th e bitter
Double-flowered.
o range is by fa r th e most
Fine-leaveA
liardy variety grown in
Laurel-leaved.
I t a l y ; an d th a t in the
Lisbon.
n e ighbourhood of Florence,
Maltese.
where th e cold is
g reat
Bloody Maltese.
th a t sk a tin g ia Monstrous.
practised du rin S'
g
fonr
Myrtle-leaved large.
months of th e year, there
Myrtle small.
standards in the open
{Gard. Mag., vii. 308.)
Spike-flowered.
Striped common.
Striped curled-leaved.
Stiriped gold.
Striped silver.
Striped tricolour.
Striped willow-leaved.
Sweet-skinned.
Sweet China.
Thick-leaved.
Weeping.
Willow-leaveA
M andarin, or Tangier« (C.
nóbilis H. K.). {Boi. Hep.,
608. an d 211.): distinguished
from the common orango
by its curious form, an d by
th e p u lp ad h erin g so loosely
to th e rin d as to be separable
from it b y the slightest
effort, an d leaving in m any
places a considerable openin
g between them. I t is
th e most delicate of the
orange tribe, whence its
name, by th e Portuguese, of
Mandarin, or Noble orange.
— Probably only a variety,
th o u g h named as a species.
sHov ThP AVrrtwi? the C. m d i c a h . ( G c s r . f r u . 2. t. 121. f. 2 . ) ; the « iro n of th e F ren c h ; the c/irowt^
of the Germaiis • the lemeon of th e D u tc h ; the cedrate of the Italians; and the liin o n ql the Spaniards
{ fis 826.). In- its wild state the tree grows to the height of about 8 ft., e re rt and P"°kly, with Imig
rLnininir hrannhps The leaves are ovate, oblong, alternate, subserrate, smooth, pale green. T he fruit
or berrv is half a foot in length, ovate, with a protuberance at th e tip. There ¿ e two rmds, th e outer
f e f e f e w f e e f e f k i t o r w e f e t f e »
f e f e i ! f e r S S f e f e e ¥ t f r r f e e f e ',t “i s f e f e f e f e l p t e t o f e l f e y S n s ' f e S o n s f e f e g f e e r a S !
trained on walls or e?paliers, because, being considerably more fonder than lik e
least in the north of Italy, some protection in w m te r; the fruit does not ^
th a t of the orange, but comes successionally to maturity almost every „reserves
4828. Use. The fruit is seldom brought to th e dessert m a raw state, b u t ^
and sweetmeats, to furnish the table when other fruits are scarce. The juice, with sugar ¡¿f"®
lemonade, a most refreshing, salubrious, and universa l^ esteemed beverage., Its use m punch and negus
is well known. It is much used in medicine, and also m perfumery and dyeing. vfoW
4829. Varie tie s. D r. Sickler enumerates only about 8 dozen citrons 't a t i r f e e n fotoitena are
The French nurserymen have nearly twenty names m th eir lists. In England th e seven followmg
cultivated for sale: —
4830. The lenum is th e C. M.Wco var. Llmon IV. (JBlaehw. m . ) : the K,»™ of the ^ e n c h a n j
Spaniards ; lim e n ie r of th e Germans; eiiroea of the Dutch ; and UmfrK “ I “ " ,
distinction between the lemon and citron is very trifling. T h e tru it is less knobbed at the extremities, is
ra the r longer, and more irregular, and the skin is tnmner than
Vine Hervé, hav'e e le re feo rfe 'to nT h to ¿ f e t o f e f e f e r a f e T u r . i f e f e f e f e e t o X t i n f e '
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Striped silver.
Striped three-coloured
^ r t c d 'f r u l t e d .
Common.
Broad-leaved.
Chinese.
ImperiaL
*ear<fo™^n^*64V” ®frron; the wood is more knotty,
5 citron.
is grown in Italy. The French, according to
. are rilltlvnfiad tha fur/al.rA. ______-
Pcar-siiape<l, or Limo {fig. 828.).
Rough-fruited. '
Smooth-leaved.
Soitxriippeeda ggoolldd,.
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a t the top; the lurface r ! g f e r sh fe in g fe e L f s f e X f e f e ta a protuberance
f e t o f e i . f e f e f e e f e ^ t e , b u t h a f e fe g b e s n t o o Z f e f e h V w f e t “S e ¥
1 s i t a i s r I ra .ch ,„ ..o .p r..« „g .
N e u ^ a a C o u r s iie .. fo u r fe r fe -
4 8 » T ’“ “ ' ' ' “ ' ' '“ ''' ' ’ ■taRo uB h -fru Itrf. | T h e L ,r g „ t .f r „ i,« ,. | T h e W ..,
3 1\
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