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jacki-t. ^linuin^ that the .stock has a distinct influence on the 

 Inn 1. The loose-jacket oranges are preferred for local consumption but 

 an- not so good for export, as th-v !> not stand carriage well. Trees 

 from citron stock come into bearing more quickly and have a 

 M>mr\vhat longer life, but the fruit from the sweet lime is sweeter and 

 has a thinner skin." 



Speaking of the diseases of the orange, Joshi says that in Nagpur 

 most serious is caused by a fungus which results first in the withering 

 he tips of the branches, the rot gradually extending down till the whole 

 is destroyed. The produce of the Nagpur gardens goes mainly to 

 mbay, but recently Calcutta has drawn on the Central Provinces. If 

 the late crop could be made a special feature, it seems probable the Nagpur 

 supply would be much appreciated by Bengal. 



Delhi. The oranges of this locality are inferior to those of Sylhet and Delhi 



ir. The rind is thick and the juice relatively poor, both in flavour 

 quantity. The supply of the so-called Delhi orange, which, in ad- 

 ion to meeting the local markets of the United Provinces and the Pan jab 

 some extent drawn upon by Bombay, comes from the neighbourhood 

 Delhi itself and from Gargaon, Saharanpur and Alwar, etc. Nepal, 

 'hwal and Kumaon produce small but sweetly flavoured santara santara 

 >ges. Dr. Bonavia tells us that the sweetest orange he ever tasted Or ' 

 grown in Nepal. 



Poona. Woodrow wrote a useful report of the orange cultivation Poona. 

 Western India which was published by the Director of Land Records 

 1890, and subsequently epitomised and amplified by Cooke. In 

 ition to the santara orange, the Iddu of the Deccan is largely produced, 

 has often a malformation in the form of a supplementary series of 

 near the apex. The Mozambique orange and also the Mandarin, Hybrid 

 what is so called (Idl Iddu), are frequently met with. Indian Mandarins MaQliarLn - 

 good to look at but inferior in flavour, and, as already observed, the 

 Iddu is probably only a hybrid Mandarin. 



The Coorg, Mysore and Nilgiri oranges are much spoken of, and Coorg, 

 titute the chief supply of the city of Madras. The Coorg is the 

 most in demand. It seems a cross between the ordinary santara 

 the Maltese. Mr. Gustav Haller (Agri. Journ. Ind., 1906, i., pt. ii., 

 -9) has very recently written a useful account of the " Orange Cul- 

 tkm in Coorg." The method of cultivation he speaks of as very 

 .pie. Seeds are sown in nurseries, where the plants remain till they are 

 or two feet high, and are then transplanted 18 to 20 feet apart. The 

 y subsequent attention given is to protect the plants from damage by 

 ;le and to keep the fields clean. At six to seven years the first crop is Bearing. 

 ked ; and if success is to be attained the plants must now be manured, 

 very little is usually done in this respect. The flowering seasons are 

 ber to December, and again April to June. The fruits of the former seasons. 

 of little consequence, as they do not ripen properly and constitute 

 so-called monsoon crop, for which there is little demand. The other 

 p is of great value, is harvested from January to March, and is known 

 as the hot-season crop. The average duration of the plants would appear 

 to be about thirty years. Lastly, Haller discusses the diseases and Diseases. 

 pests of the orange, and mentions a Lor<tnf/ins parasite and the borer 

 beetle as being the most prevalent. 



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