. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. LIMITATION OF SATSUMA ORANGE. 5 This was introduceil into this country by the J)ci)artment of Agri- culture in 1869 and was at first little more than a botanical curiosity. It was soon found to be an excellent hedge plant in the South, and even as far north as Washington, D. C, and for many years it was grown for tliis purpose. The fact that it is able to withstand without injury temperatures as low as zero Fahrenheit, or even lower, makes it suitable for culture over nearly half the area of the United States. Those forms of the Trifoliate
. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. LIMITATION OF SATSUMA ORANGE. 5 This was introduceil into this country by the J)ci)artment of Agri- culture in 1869 and was at first little more than a botanical curiosity. It was soon found to be an excellent hedge plant in the South, and even as far north as Washington, D. C, and for many years it was grown for tliis purpose. The fact that it is able to withstand without injury temperatures as low as zero Fahrenheit, or even lower, makes it suitable for culture over nearly half the area of the United States. Those forms of the Trifoliate orange which have fully developed flowers are handsome ornamentals, especially when the}' blossom in the spring and again when laden with fragrant yellow fruit in the autumn. Unfortunately many of the Trifoliate orange trees grown in this country do not develop their flowers perfectly, or, at least, not all of their flowers, the petals being stunted and shortened by gland- like growths on the edges near the base. The flowers are shown natural size in Plate I. A fruiting branch is shown in figure 1, and fruits in cross section and in longitudinal section in figures 2 and 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry
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