Pt. 1. Domestication of exotic species. Introduction, including a definition of citrus plants and fruit -- Transplantation to Europe -- Acclimatization to the New World -- Nurturing citriculture -- pt. 2. Mining value from citrus. California dreamin' -- Making lemonade out of lemons -- Drinking the orange -- Extracting the essence from the peel -- pt. 3. Symbolic extractions. symbolic meanings of citrus -- Images of citrus in prose -- Images of citrus in poetry -- Fruit as image -- Preserving nature-or changing it? -- Make it scarce?
