Davis County Clipper | 1936-09-11 | Page 2 | Classification of Kumquat

Classification Clarification of Kumquat The English botanical classification tion tiun of the kumquat Is japonica It It was named In honor honorof honorof or of Hobert Fortune collector for forthe forthe forthe the Horticultural society of London who first Introduced It Into England from the lie province of chow foo l oo Foo and lIng po China In 1830 1850 It Is grown In Eng Eng- England Eng England land In greenhouses Four years after the tue kumquat was Introduced Into England according to a n writer In the Los Angeles Times It was brought to America In 1800 Nur- Nur Nur Nursery sery scry men In Florida found the do- do domand de demand mand growing for Cor the plant so In 1800 they started Importing It from China A few years later the found Its way to Call Cali Cail- Cail California fornia CornIa