. cific name, aurantium, is derived from the Latin aiirum, gold, from the colour of the fruit of this tree;and, for the same reason, the English name, orange, is derived from the French word, or, gold. The Spanish, Italian, and Por-tuguese appellations are derived from the Arabic, narunj, or more remotely from the Sanscrit, nagrungan, ihe name of thiatree. Engravings. Risso et Poiteau, Histoire Naturelle des Grangers ;Poiteau et Turpin, Traits desArbresfruitiersdeDuHamel;Audubon, Birds of America; Calesliy, Natural History of Caroli
. cific name, aurantium, is derived from the Latin aiirum, gold, from the colour of the fruit of this tree;and, for the same reason, the English name, orange, is derived from the French word, or, gold. The Spanish, Italian, and Por-tuguese appellations are derived from the Arabic, narunj, or more remotely from the Sanscrit, nagrungan, ihe name of thiatree. Engravings. Risso et Poiteau, Histoire Naturelle des Grangers ;Poiteau et Turpin, Traits desArbresfruitiersdeDuHamel;Audubon, Birds of America; Calesliy, Natural History of Carolina ; and the figures below. Specific Characters. Calyx, quinquefid. Petals white, oblong, and 5 in number. Antherae, 20-androus, with their filaments grown together, so as to form various pencils. Fruit, a 9 to 12-celled berry, glo-bose, or flattened at the ends, with a thin or rough golden-yellow, or tawny rind, and a sweet, or bitter-sour pulp. Petioles, winged, sometimes nearly naked. Leaves, oval-oblong, elliptical, acute, or acute-crenulate. Kennst du das Land ? wo die Citronen bliihn,Im dunkeln laub die Gold-Orangen gliihn,Ein sanfler Wind vom blauen Himmel weht,Die Myrte still und hoch der Lorber steht. Goethe. ^^^HE Citrus auraii-t h H 1^ tium, under fa- vourable circum--_ g:ft<,-J^^^a stances, usuallyattains a height of twenty-five or thirtyfeet, and is graceful in all its parts. Thetrunk is upright, and branches into a regu-lar or symmetrical head. The bark of thetwigs is of a soft and almost translucentgreen, while that of the trunk and olderbranches is of a delicate ash-gray. Theleaves are moderately large, beautifullyshaped, of a fine healthy green, and shiningon the upper sides, while the under sideshave a slight appearance of down. Theflowers occur in little clusters on the sidesof the branches, are pleasing in their form,of a delicate white in the sweet oranges,and in the more acid varieties slightly tingedwith pink. In some plants, they have am
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