Archive image from page 235 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 228 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. Most varieties of the citron have ' two rinds,' i. e., the outer one, thin, with miliary glands full of yery fragrant oil; the inner, thick and white, very sweet and agreeable. It is for this inner rind that the citron is valued, and it is used exten- sively in cookery, both in its candied and preserved forms. PROPAGATION. The propagation of the citron is quite simple, and is multi- plied by cuttings, by budding, or grown from the se
Archive image from page 235 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00cali Year: 1900 ( 228 STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. Most varieties of the citron have ' two rinds,' i. e., the outer one, thin, with miliary glands full of yery fragrant oil; the inner, thick and white, very sweet and agreeable. It is for this inner rind that the citron is valued, and it is used exten- sively in cookery, both in its candied and preserved forms. PROPAGATION. The propagation of the citron is quite simple, and is multi- plied by cuttings, by budding, or grown from the seed. The .. cuttings are planted in the 'CSjHJ spring of the year. They \rV||H[HH| are cut from one or two year VIWffi old wood and from eight to . V jstOrmm;. ' fourteen inches long, vary- ing in thickness from the size of a lead pencil to one or more inches in diameter. They read- ily take root and can be moved to orchard form in the spring following, but are generally left two years in the nursery in order to obtain a better and stronger root system. The citron takes readily on stock of any of the citrus fruits, but being susceptible to the gum disease should be budded at least a foot from the ground, so that it may not emit roots of its own. The best time to bud the citron is in the spring, just as the stocks begin to put forth and the sap flows freely. Buds inserted early in the season start with vigor, and by fall have a large and thrifty top. The citron root is quite delicate and brittle, more so than that of the lemon. While the cutting system is one of the quickest ways to grow the citron, budding on hardier stocks, such as the sweet orange, is most preferable. Fruiting branch of the citron- reduced.
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