. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 324 CITRUS CITKUS budded on the hardy trifoliata orange stock.—Tan- gerine : Fr. very early, light orange,- medivuu size. Foreign. Decnmilna, Linn. (C. Pomel&nus, Hort.). Pomelo, PuMELO, Shaddock,Gbape-feuit, Pompelmos, etc. Tree. 479. Citrus trifoliata. Natural size. small, 25-30 feet high: young shoots sl
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 324 CITRUS CITKUS budded on the hardy trifoliata orange stock.—Tan- gerine : Fr. very early, light orange,- medivuu size. Foreign. Decnmilna, Linn. (C. Pomel&nus, Hort.). Pomelo, PuMELO, Shaddock,Gbape-feuit, Pompelmos, etc. Tree. 479. Citrus trifoliata. Natural size. small, 25-30 feet high: young shoots slightly pubescent, finally becoming smooth: Ivs. large, ovate or ovate- oblong, obtuse, frequently emarginate ; petiole broadly winged: fls. large, white; stamens 16-24: fr. pale lemon- yellow, or in some oases reddish or flesh colored, globose or pyriform, very large, in hort. vars. reaching 6-7 in. in diameter and weighing 8-12 lbs.; rind smooth, thick, very bitter; pulp pale yellow, in some reddish, sweet or acid. Malayan and Polynesian Islands. Extensively cultivated in India, Florida and California, and in most tropical and subtropical countries. :717. :47. —The Pomelo is an excellent dessert fruit, and is being very extensively planted, particularly in Florida. The majority of the horticultural varieties cultivated in America have originated in Florida, though some valu- able sorts have been introduced. The round-fruited sorts, commonly called Pomelos or Grape-fruits, are the most valuable commercially. The pear-shaped sorts, or Shaddocks, are cultivated more as curiosities, and are seldom found in the markets. Soundvarieties—Pomelos: Aurantium : Fr. late medium, size medium. Florida.— Josselyn: Fr. large, late medium, quality good; prolific. Florida. —Hart: Fr. late medium, large, of very good quality. Florida.—Marsh (Marsh's Seedless): Fr. with very few seeds, said to be of good quality and prolific, of recent origin. Florida.—Pemambuco : Prolific
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