Archive image from page 86 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—VARIETIES. 83 DECIDUOUS ORANGE. Citrus aurantitim, var. Trifoliata, Linn. A hardy deciduous species from Japan. Early in the fall it sheds its leaves and becomes entirely dor- mant, in which con- dition it passes the winter. The tree is very dwarf, of a shrub- by habit, and suitable for hedges and dwarf- ing varieties of oranges and lemons. B'ruit orange yellow, spheri- cal, about one and one half inches in diame- ter. Leaves trifoliate, leaf
Archive image from page 86 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—VARIETIES. 83 DECIDUOUS ORANGE. Citrus aurantitim, var. Trifoliata, Linn. A hardy deciduous species from Japan. Early in the fall it sheds its leaves and becomes entirely dor- mant, in which con- dition it passes the winter. The tree is very dwarf, of a shrub- by habit, and suitable for hedges and dwarf- ing varieties of oranges and lemons. B'ruit orange yellow, spheri- cal, about one and one half inches in diame- ter. Leaves trifoliate, leaflets sessile, ellipti- cal, obtuse, on a wing- ed petiole. Branches robust, often more or less flattened; very thorny. Branch aud fruit of C. trifoliata—vednced one half. MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES AND VARIETIES. The following varieties of the various species have been im- ported from different parts of the globe, many of which have proved to be duplications of varieties under different names. Owing to change of location, climatic conditions, etc., they have not come up to expectations. Those marked with an asterisk () possess merit; all others proved failures, although it is doubtful if any are now grown in this State: Selecta Catania. China Oval Candian Lorretto Chio Early Spanish Paros Sabina Archipelago Parramatta Mitylene Poor Man Tenedos Royal Samoa Chinese Oval Scio Balearic, or Ma Parakila Imperial Kau lorea
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