Atalantia citrioides

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Read about Atalantia citrioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Atalantia citrioides, Pierre. A small tree native to Indo-China, usually spiny, having glabrous emarginate oval Lvs. 2-3½ in. long (Fig. 432): calyx cup- shaped, not split to the base; stamens connate, forming a tube; ovary usually 3- or 4-celled: fr. resembles a small orange about ¾ in. diam., with a roughened glandular skin ; cells filled with pulp- vesicles and contain usually a single seed about ⅜ in. long (Fig. 433). 111. H. Lecomte FI. gen. de l'Indo- Chine, Vol. I, pl. 24, fig. C. 5, 6.—This interesting species is native to Cochin China and Cambodia and has recently been intro. into this country, where it will be tested as a stock and for breeding purposes. Its close relationship to Citrus is shown by the fact that it grows well when grafted on grapefruit. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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