The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-24

only species Of Aurantae that one finds on the
snow covered SUBMITS of mountains it is in fact
found where for months it remains buried under
The snow. The fruits are acid, the leaves have a
strong OdOr Of musk and should be investigated
as a source of perfume.
1t is most interesting and highly significant
fact that very many of the species of the orange
allies gre highly variable OF the forty-fve spe
cies mentioned by Oliver in his paper on the In
dian species of Aurantae no less than twenty
seven varieties are enumerated, many OF these so
marked as to have been previously considered as
distinct species. 1t is noteworthy that these
twenty-seven varieties are enumerated under
only fifteen of the forty-fye species, and that
these fifteen include nearly all OF the common and
best known species. The chances are that 81 care
iu survey OF the Aurantae carried out in their
native haunts would reveal an average of one
or two varieties for every species. Many already
are known to have two or three well marked
varieties
suspect that the great variability shown by
our cultivated species of citrus is manifested in
their wild allies Of course every horticulturist
will understand that variability is, so to speak
the capital stock OF the plant breeder Without
it he can do lttle-if it be increased by hybrdiz-
ing the chances of obtaining a valuable variety
are correspondingly increased. He is doubly for
tunate who works with q naturally variable
group that contains species easily crossed with
each other.
This indeed seems true OF the Aurantee, butt I'M
til many species can be introduced and tried.
Natures bounty S ands inappropriated Are
Florida horticultursts ready to claim their heTi-
tage?
Besides these orange allies there are many spe-
cies and varieties of citrus that should certainly
be obtained if it is possible thing.
The best shaddocks are said by Tension W GODS
to come from Annoy, China. but nearly as good
come from Labuan, BOrneo,
Woodrow says the best oranges in India are
the citrus of Nagpur The Mozambique growing
there weigh eight ounces. SOdoo, q navel weighs
the same and is fine, well marked, close skinned
fruit
According to Findlay, at Ammo Bon, an island
on the west coast OF Africa, oranges grow in the
greatest abundance all the year round. They are
full OF Juice and of excellent flavor.
Boulger says he has eaten some delicious
oranges in Ceylon, also at THURMAN in Argentine,
the oranges are said to be excellent.
Cristie tells OF small, sweet, good-tasting
orange growing at Missrecottah.
V. Heldrick speaks of fine oranges at Kalmatia,
An anonymous writer tells OF an orange from
Johanna, near Mozambique, found at the botanic
garden of DappOrse (near PoOvah), that kept
six months good and sound, was a very delicious
fruit OF large size.
F.. NJ. Bailey recommends citrus inodOra CT
North Australia for cultivation. 1t has fruit
much like the West Indian lines and attains o
fair size. C. Australis, of the same country has
round fruits one half inch in diameter, which
Smakes good pres erves; the tree sometimes grows
sixty feet high
Bonavia says The best pOmelos in the world
are to be found Bombay in December. red,
thin-skinned, iaicy fruit as large as a mans
head.
"Taniore-pc& sesses the best PortugaloTangein
all India at l;uttorl grows-perhaps the sweet
est orange to = found in any part OF the world
The Corola orange, according tos Woodrow,
turns yellow fore it is ripe. while common va
riety in the c. go Free States and Liberia never
loses it green color even when ripe
In Congo 7 zee States another variety occurs
that grows hill tops and stands drOuth re-
markably W IL. According to T. NJ Bailey, citrus