. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—VARIETIES. 73 THE SHADDOCK. Citrus aurantium, var. Decumana, Willd. SEEDLINGS.—Hypocotyl very short, subterranean. Cotyledons subterranean, and remaining in the seed till they decay, oblong- elliptic, obtuse, plano-convex, fleshy, sessile, and both directed to one side. Fruiting branch of Shaddock (Citrus decumana)—reduced. greenish-yellow above, yellowish beneath, somewhat falcate, 13 mm. long and 6 mm. wide. Stem, soon becoming woody, covered with a short, very fine pubescence; first internode
. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—VARIETIES. 73 THE SHADDOCK. Citrus aurantium, var. Decumana, Willd. SEEDLINGS.—Hypocotyl very short, subterranean. Cotyledons subterranean, and remaining in the seed till they decay, oblong- elliptic, obtuse, plano-convex, fleshy, sessile, and both directed to one side. Fruiting branch of Shaddock (Citrus decumana)—reduced. greenish-yellow above, yellowish beneath, somewhat falcate, 13 mm. long and 6 mm. wide. Stem, soon becoming woody, covered with a short, very fine pubescence; first internode cm. long; the one to three following ones suppressed, or from two to four of the leaves on the same level; succeeding ones again elongated. Leaves as in C. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. State Board of Horticulture; Lelong, Byron Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento, A. J. Johnston, superintendent state printing
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