. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—VARIETIES. 83 DECIDUOUS ORANGE. Citrus mu-antium, var. TriJ'oUata, Linn. A hardy deciduous species from 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. Fruit 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. Br
. Culture of the citrus in California. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA—VARIETIES. 83 DECIDUOUS ORANGE. Citrus mu-antium, var. TriJ'oUata, Linn. A hardy deciduous species from 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. Fruit 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; thornv. Branch aud fruit of C. trifoUafa—vednced one half. very 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., the)' have not come up to exijectations. Those marked with an asterisk (*) possess merit; all others proved failures, although it is doubtful if anv are now grown in this State: Selecta* Catania China Oval Candian* Lorrettu Chio Early Spanish Paros Sabina Archipelago Parramatta Mitylene* Poor Man Tenedcjs Royal* Samos Chinese 0\ al Scio Belearic, fir Ma Parakila Imperial* Kau lorea*. 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, Bryon Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento, A. J. Johnston
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