Archive image from page 78 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( THE OKANGE IN CALIFORNIA-VARIETIES. 0 sought by the Chinese during their New Year celebrations to ornament their homes and joss-houses, and many thousands are annually imported by them from China for this purpose. The fruit is called by the Chinese yu shu and gon lack. The rind and flowers are said to furnish an essential oil of consider- able value, and the skin is used in the manufacture of bitters. The propagation of the shaddock is very simple. It comes 'true' fr
Archive image from page 78 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( THE OKANGE IN CALIFORNIA-VARIETIES. 0 sought by the Chinese during their New Year celebrations to ornament their homes and joss-houses, and many thousands are annually imported by them from China for this purpose. The fruit is called by the Chinese yu shu and gon lack. The rind and flowers are said to furnish an essential oil of consider- able value, and the skin is used in the manufacture of bitters. The propagation of the shaddock is very simple. It comes 'true' from seed, ] or mostly so; is budded on almost any kind of citrus stock, orange pre- ferred ; the tree requires less care than any tree of the citrus family. Varieties. China.— Fruit very large, pyri- form; tree large grower. — Fruit very large with pink flesh. Forbidden Fruit. — Fruit very large, pyri- form. Mammoth.— Fruit extraordi- narily large, pyri- form, pale yellow. 5.# •.!i(> -' Pi:>inelo tree in fruit. THE POMELO. Citrus aurantium, var. Pomelanus, Willd. Leaves large, very dark green, somewhat lanceolated and notched at their edges. Leaf stalk markedly winged. Flowers The name 'grape fruit' has been applied by common consent to this fruit, from its habit of growing in clusters, but such name is wrong and misleadiiig. It should be known solely as Pomelo, whicli is poj'ular and botanicallv correct.
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