The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-05
THE B1eARADr oRASGE, &C. oigqardia. )

THE BIGARADE OhANUsFs W. 0tgGdTdEd.)
The Bigarade, Seville. or Bitter Orange.
is distinguished from the Sweet Orange
by the lighter color of Its foliage. spiny
branches, and broader winged leaf stalks.
Flowers very white and sweet-scented.
Fruit round rough, of dark reddish vel
low color, filed with sour or bitter pulp.
1t is the hardest of all the species.
Many varieties are cultivated in Europe
chiefly for the perfume obtained from the
| flowers.
Sour.-Fruit large, round, color dark,
grain coarse. pulp less bitter than usual
juice very acid. Retains its perfection
until very late in he season, and is much
priced during summer for its refreshing
acid Juice. tits also used in making mar
malade and conser yes. The Young trees
form the best stocks on which to propa-
gate the other species; 1T also makes de-
sirable and ornamental shade tree. A va
riety Of the native or wild orange of
Florida
Bitter Sweet.-Medium sizeround. color
light. juice sweet and pleasan. when SEN
arated from the inner bitter rind. Highly
esteemed as stomachic and tonic. II ia
much used in summer ass substitute for
the sweet fruit. Like the above. one of
the native wild varieties of Florida
Variegated. and fruit mottled
with white, pale straw color, anu several
shades of green. Highly Ornamental. An
imported variety fru1ted in Florida.
Golden Variegated. = Leaves mottled
with rich golden color. Recently i'm.
ported.
Myrtifolia, (Myrtle-l -leaved. Fruit small
and slightly fiattened. Flavor resembles
that OF the Bitter Sweet. Fruit useless.
A handsome dwarf tree wjEh small. dense:
dark green, glossy leaves. A beaut1fuI
shrub for ornamental grounds. Imported
Citrus Japonica.-Synonym, Dwarf Or,
ange. Fruit small. slightly obovate:
color deep orange; skin thin; fruit regu-
larly ribbed or lobed; color of flesh dark.
grain fine aud tender: Slsee very .aeid
| Used for preserving.
THE MANDARIN ORANGE, &c. nobiis.)
1t is regarded by some botanists as a
distinct species, and by others as a mark
ed variety of the Sweet Orange. 1t is also
called the Tangerine Orange.
| The Mandarin. or Tangerine Orange. is
a very beautiful tree, distiR gaished by its
small, laDceolate leaves; slender, flexible
branches; dwaf and somewhat formal
habit of growth, and the aromatic odor
of the fruit and foliage. The flowers are
white and smaller than those of the Sweet
! Orange. The fruit is small, fattened, of
a deep saffron color.with loosely adherent
rind. 1t is very highly esteemed in the
{ markets of Europe.
China.-Synonym, Willow-Leaved Or
| ange. 1t is sometimes enormously called
the Bergamot Orange, and may be regard
ed as the type of the species. Fruit small,
fattened, color deep yellow, skin thin,
skin and segments loosely adherent, flesh
dark orange colored, spicy and aromatic.
! Trees dwarf, with willow-like foliage :
very hardy; ornamental and desirable,
! Was p1obablv introduced into Florida
from Louisiana.
st. Michaels. ls.-Synonym, st. Mlchaeps
Tangarine. Fruit slightly pear-shaped; !;
in other respects both fruit and tree re-
sembles the above.
Bijou.-Synonyms,M Moragne's Tangerine,
Dancy's Tangerine. Fruit slightly larger
than the China, which it closely resem bles
except in it's deep crimson color. Tree,
unlike the other varieties, resembles the
Sweet Orange in it's size and appearance
| of the foliage. though the latter retains
the aroma peculiar to the species. In
troduced from Louisiana. Seeding of
this variety, identical with the parent
tree. first received the name Bijou.
THE LEMON, &C. Hnsonun)
Trees of struggling, irregular habit: fol-
iage light green; leaf stalks wingless
shoots purple, flowers tinged with violet
externally; fruit oblong, pale yellow, with
swollen point, and acid pulp.
Largely grown for market in Europe
has proved very remunerative In Florids
aud is being widely planted.
Bltter.-Fruit medium sized, rough
coarse, with bitter acid pulp, Leaves
small. Fruit valueless. A native of Flor.
ida.
Bijou.-Fruit small, smooth, thin skin.
ned. juicy; acid fine. Tree hardy, foliage
distinct, leaves very small, branches slen-
der.
BergamOt.-Fruit medium sized, rough
tlattened; of little value. Leaves large
and broadly winged Habit stocky. Ap.
pearance peculiar. Enormously lntroduc.
J ed under the name of Bijou,