Citrange
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Read about Citrange in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Citrange (from Citrus trifoliata and orange by syncopation: Ci[trus] tr[ifoliata] [or]ange). Rutaceae. A hybrid between the common orange and the hardy trifoliate orange, Poncirus trifoliata (Citrus trifoliata). Citranges have trifoliate lvs., but the lateral lfts. are much smaller than the terminal one: lvs. semi-deciduous, falling completely only during a very severe winter: fls. borne on new wood in spring, very large, white, sometimes over 2½ in. diam., but with long and narrow petals, which vary much in size in different citranges: frs. variable, from 1-4 in. diam., globose, or depressed- globose, red-orange or lemon-yellow, smooth or hairy, the pulp abundant and very juicy, acid or subacid, with an agreeable aromatic flavor; peel often full of a disagreeably flavored essential oil. The citranges are very cold-resistant if in a dormant condition, being able to stand temperatures as low as 15° or even 10° F. without injury. They are not adapted to commercial culture but are of much interest for home use in the cotton-belt of the southern states where the winters are too severe to permit of the culture of oranges or other citrous fruit. The flowers are showy and fragrant and the handsome fruits are used for making ade and for culinary purposes. The first successful hybrids between these plants were made by the writer at Eustis, Florida, in March, 1897, where eleven were secured. These remarkable hybrids were named citranges by H. J. Webber and the writer in 1905 (Yearbook, Department of Agriculture for 1904).
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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