. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 58o Citrus Fruits. Fig. 535. — Lemon, Montserrat, West Indies. in clusters of i to 5, rather smaller than those of the preceding species; their calyx is cup-shaped with 4 to 6 persistent, awl-shaped, thick, green lobes; petals usually 5, oblong, 12 to 18 mm. long, thick, fleshy and recun'ed; stamens 20 to 25, included, their filaments flattened and united into several groups; ovar}' rounded, 10-to 14-celled; stigma capita
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 58o Citrus Fruits. Fig. 535. — Lemon, Montserrat, West Indies. in clusters of i to 5, rather smaller than those of the preceding species; their calyx is cup-shaped with 4 to 6 persistent, awl-shaped, thick, green lobes; petals usually 5, oblong, 12 to 18 mm. long, thick, fleshy and recun'ed; stamens 20 to 25, included, their filaments flattened and united into several groups; ovar}' rounded, 10-to 14-celled; stigma capitate. The fruit is globose or shghtly de- pressed; rind smooth, orange colored and easily separable from the juicy, sweet, subacid pulp; seeds few or many, in some cultivated varieties entirely wanting, oblong-ovoid, usually flattened, pointed at one end and obhquely ridged. The Sweet orange is probably a native of southeastern China. The wood is quite hard, close-grained and hght 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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