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Archer’s ‘ Popular Economic Botany,’ the small-fruited sweet Lime, is 
“about one-third the size of the common Lemon, and of a yellowish- 
green colour when ripe; but in order to preserve the delightful aroma 
of the rind, it is preserved green, which is the only state in which we 
see it in this country.” This may be the case in Liverpool, and in 
England generally; but we know, from experience, that it is the raw 
. fruit that is the most important ingredient in the preparation of “Glasgow 
Punch;" it thence derives its celebrity over punch made only with 
Lemons. An acid variety, as it appears, of this, Dr. Lindley (Medical 
and Economical Botany) considers the Citrus acida of Roxburgh. 
Madagascar Lime, from Mauritius. (Mr. Duncan.) 
Comquat ; fruit of Citrus oliveformis. China. (Miss Wylde.) 
Bitter or Seville Orange. Citrus vulgaris, Risso. This, the well- 
known Seville or Bitter Orange, is by some considered the native or 
wild stock of the true Orange (C. Aurantium), which is supposed to owe 
its sweetness and agreeable flavour to cultivation. It is distinguished 
by its rough coat, deep orange-colour, and its bitter properties. The 
latter recommend it for that excellent preserve called Marmalade, which 
is the crushed fruit, boiled in sugar. From the flowers, which also 
yield Oil of Neroli, Orange-flower water is chiefly obtained. It is this 
kind which is most easily and generally cultivated in our gardens. 
Sweet Oranges; fruit of Citrus Aurantium, Risso. Varieties again of 
_ this well-known fruit are endless. Risso enumerates 169. “The most 
remarkable we receive,” says Mr. Archer, “are the St. Michael’s, the 
Blood-red, the Maltese, and the Majorca, or seedless variety.” Of 
Sweet Oranges, as reported in Poole’s Statistics, the imports were, in 
1851, 300,500 packages, weighing 35,000 tons! Mr. Luscombe has 
ripened Sweet Oranges in the open air (as well as Limes and Citrons) at 
his seat in Devonshire, and presented samples to us. Besides the above, 
we possess Oranges, more or less distinct, from Brazil; Bahia Orange 
(Captain Strutt), from Sierra Leone (Messrs. Payne and Sons), ee Er. 
Orange Berries ; immature fruits, used for making “ issue peas.” 
Orange Flowers and Leaves; dried. South of Europe. 
Models of Oranges, made of a soft wood in India. (Mrs. Mart : 
J. Law, Esq.) 2 
Orange wood. Citrus Aurantium, Risso. Tuscany. | : 
Tooth-picks made of Orange wood, made in Madeira (J. G. Johnson, 
Esq.), and at Rio Janeiro (Miss C. Croker). 
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