Florentine citron

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Florentine Citron
Species
C. medica
Cultivar
Florentine
Origin
Florence

The citron of Florence is a very fragrant citrus fruit, which is named after its most known origin of cultivation.

[edit] History

It was first carefully described by Johann Christoph Volkamer in his Hesperides as well as by others.

This variety is one parent of the Bizzaria chimaera.

Unlike some other citron varities, this variety was never used as Etrog by Jews in the Feast of Tabernacles. The most popular variety respected by Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities is also Italian, namely the Genoese citron.^[1]

[edit] References

• The Gardeners Dictionary By Philip Miller
• The complete distiller By Ambrose Cooper
• The Complete Confectioner
• Fiorenza Brioni in Italian
• The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman By Richard Weston

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