. Culture of the citrus in California. California. Pomology; Citrus. THE CITRON IN CALIFORNIA. 231 THE CITRON. Citrus medica cedra, Linn. The citron grows and fruits well in California wherever the lemon thrives. The tree is easy of culture, and the preparation of the rind simple, therefore there is hardly any reason why the California- grown citron, were it accorded the same protection that the orange and lemon now have, should not supplant the imported. The fruit of the citron is generally oblong, or of conical shape and swollen, more or less striped or furrowed, and particularly large. The
. Culture of the citrus in California. California. Pomology; Citrus. THE CITRON IN CALIFORNIA. 231 THE CITRON. Citrus medica cedra, Linn. The citron grows and fruits well in California wherever the lemon thrives. The tree is easy of culture, and the preparation of the rind simple, therefore there is hardly any reason why the California- grown citron, were it accorded the same protection that the orange and lemon now have, should not supplant the imported. The fruit of the citron is generally oblong, or of conical shape and swollen, more or less striped or furrowed, and particularly large. The skin is of the color of the lemon, and is very aromatic. Some varieties are very smooth, while others are covered with warty excres- cences and very thick and highly scented. The pulp is less acid than that of the lemon, and quite bitter. The flowers with their delicious perfume are purplish outside and white within; leaves subserrate; young branches violet tinged. The tree blooms at all seasons of the year, and is very susceptible to frost, as much so as the The Citron—I'RIMAL Type. (Citrus cedra ). 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 Lelong, Byron Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento, A. J. Johnston, superintendent state printing
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