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but less aciduous, being esteemed for its juicy fruits. The Toumikan<br />
of 7osa and Kinkunenbo of Satsuma are the same varieties,<br />
but of a better quality. All these oranges are difficult<br />
to peel.<br />
235. C. Citrus, Jap. Natsu-daidai ; this is the<br />
product of the province of Nagato. The fruit is large, flat, and<br />
yelloNv. It has an aciduous juice, and is<br />
preserved for<br />
summer use.<br />
235. d. Citrus, Jap. Naruto-mikan ; this is the<br />
product of the province of Awaji. The fruit is round in form,<br />
and has rough yellow skin and rich aciduous juice. It is in the<br />
same quality and use as the preceding.<br />
235. 6. Citrus, Jap. Tddaidai ; this is found<br />
principally in southern and western provinces. The fruits are<br />
large, round, and pointed at the top, with an orange red<br />
skin, and they are very sweet.<br />
236. Citrus japonica, T/i., Jap. Kinkan, Marumikinkan<br />
(kumquat orange); an evergreen shrub of the order<br />
Aurantiaceae cultivated in warm regions. Some of the largest<br />
specimens are 6-7 fts. high. Even when young<br />
it blooms in<br />
summer and yields round fruits which ripen in winter, having<br />
about the size of a finger, with yellow skin. Its pulp is sour, but<br />
the skin is sweet and fragrant. It is preserved in sugar. When<br />
the fruits are left on the branches till March or April of the<br />
following year they turn very sweet.<br />
237. Citrus japonica, 77/., Jap. Nagami-kinkan ;<br />
a variety of the kumquat orange with elliptical obovate fruits,<br />
which are used in the same way as the preceding.<br />
238. Citrus decumana, Z., var., Shaddock or Pompolmos,<br />
Jap. Uchimurasaki, Tokuneubo, Buntan ; an evergreen<br />
tree of the | order Aurantiaceae cultivated in warm regions,<br />
bsing about 10 fts. high. It blooms in summer and the fruits<br />
ripen in winter. The fruits are 6-7 inches in diameter, and 5-6-