The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05

Everbearlng.-Fruit resembles the Sic
lily. Tree blooms and bears constantly.
Very desirable for home use.
Enthusiastically introd duced from
California. Said to be of medium size.
with sweet rind and strong acid. Tree
thornless, strong grower. early and pro-
life bearer.
Genoa.-Imported from Genoa to Cali
fornia and thence brought to Florida. De-
scriptiOn is similar to the Eureka. Es-
teemed one of the best In California.
LisbOn.-Imported from Portugal toICal-
ifornia and thence brought to Florida.
Said to be Of good quality though not
esteemed as highly as the foregoing.
mperiaL-Imported from Europe and
highly recommended,
,Lamb.-Size above medium, skin thin,
verv juicy, flavor excellent,
French's Seeding. = Small, somewhat
fattened very thin skinned. skin tough
and dense, heavy, membrane covering
segments of pulp thin and small in guam
tity, pulp fine and juicy, highly flayored.
Fully equal to the imported Sicily fruit.
Mammoth. ceedingly large, the fruit
often nine or ten inches in length, and
weighing over pound; skin smooth and
thick. Valuable as curiosity. A native
Seeding.
Siclly.-Medium sized, smooth, thin
skinned, juicy and sweet rlnded. This
variety is not Florida raised Seeding.
but the genuine imported lemon of COM
merce.
Sweet.-Same as Dulcis, or Sweet Lime
q.v.
Villa Francha.-Recently imported from
Europe, and highly recommended.
Willow Leaved.- Recently. imported.
Said to be superior. Leaves lanceulate
Branches flexible. Has a willow like
appearance.
THE LIME, &c. Linaetta.)
A shrub, with small ovate leaves and
spreading prickly branches; flower small
and entirely white, fruit small. roundish,
pale yellow. with aslight protnbeganesa at
the end.
1t is cultivated both for its fruit and for
hedges. The fruit is used for the same
purpose as the lemon, and is of more
agreeable flavor
FlOrida.-Medium size, skin thin and
smooth, acid juice rich and abundant.
Best for general cultivation.
Dulcis.-Syaonym, Sweet lime. Size
large, skin thick, pulpy, juice inslpidly
sweet. Tree slightly resembles the lemon
in habit, Valuable only as variety, and
for preserving. Imported from Europe.
Imperial.-Of recent introd uction said to
be unusually large and very fine.
Persian Imported. Said to be superior.
THE.CITRoN, &C. medical
An irregular, bran ching, strong shooting
tree, with full head; shoots purplish;
caves large, thick, oblong, wlngless, and
| tOothed; flowers tinged with violet exter-
nally; fruit very large, warted, and fur
rowed; rind white, fragrant. and very
thick; pulp subacid.
| Used mainly for making conserves. The
| preserved citron of commerceis is made from
| the Tind.
Orange.-Shape round like the orange;
| size large; skin pale yellow and uneven;
inner skin white, thick, and coarse
| Desirable.
Lemon.-Oblong in shape like the lemon;
size very large; color light yellow; skin
irregular and glossy; inner skin thick
spongy and aromatic. Best variety for
general cultivation.
THE sHADDoCK, &c. decamana.)
| A s+rono growing tree. with thick spiny
branches, distinguished by Its large leaves
and broad-winged leaf stalks. Flowers
large and white. Fruit very large, ,globu-
lar. of a pale yellow color. More snowy
than useful.
Mammoth may be regarded as the
type of the species. Size very large; skin
smooth and glossy; rind thick. white
spongy, and bitter; pulp green. watery
and subacid.
Blood.-Same as above with blood red
pulp.
Pomolo.-Synonym Grape Fruit. 1t is
classed by some as distinct species, C
Pompelmouse. 1t is undoubtedly variety
of the Shaddock. Size small; skin smooth
color pale yellow; pulp subacid and re-
freshing.
THE BERGAMoT, &c. 6ergGmia.)
This fruit is also known as the Berga'
mot Orange and the Bergamot Lemon Il
is regarded by some as variety OF the
sweet Iorange, and by others as a VARIETY
of the Lime or Lemon. 1t is elevated BY
| p;aso 20 bbe rank of n distinct species.