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some extent from the Citron and Lemon, though possessing 1 more or 

 less the qualities of both, has been recently introduced to Australia 

 under the name of the Giant Lemon of Fiji. It was discovered at 

 Fiji, and is said to have flowers and foliage that resemble those of the 

 Citron, while the fruit has the acidity of the Lemon, with a fragrance 

 peculiar to itself. The fruits are very large, averaging three or four 

 pounds, but sometime* attain a weight of six pounds. They are not 

 pointed like Citrons, but are nearly round and slightly oval. The skin 

 is similar in colour to the Lemon, and deeply pitted, but not marked like 

 the Citron. It is about an inch thick in the thinnest part, and over two 

 inches at the ends. The pulpy part is about five inches in diameter, 

 and the juice fairly abundant. From the skin a good preserve can 

 be made which has its own peculiar favour. This species will 

 probably prove serviceable in the warm parts of Australasia for its 

 fruit, and may possibly prove a useful stock in these regions for other 

 kinds of Citrus fruits. 



SHADDOCKS. 



The Shaddock, Sweet Ball, Pompelmouse, Pomplemous, Pompoleon, 

 or Pomelow, as it is sometimes called, is Citrus decuman a, a species 

 with very large coarse fruit, which is sometimes twenty pounds in 

 weight. It is not much cultivated in this part of the world, but 

 greatly prized in India. China, and the West Indies, where it is 

 generally used. It was introduced into the \Yest Indies from China. 

 its native country, by a Captain Shaddock, from which circumstances 

 it derives its common name. There are several varieties, some 

 having fruit with reddish, and others white, pulp, which may be 

 used for preserving. The trees are robust, bear freely, and make 

 good stocks for other kinds of the Citrus family. The kinds known 

 in this part of the world are as follows : 



Large. Fruit large, round, and somewhat flattened. Skin smooth, 

 dull yellow, and moderately thick. Used for preserving. 



Penr-shnped. Fruit similar in shape to a very large obtuse Pear. 

 Skin smooth, creamy-yellow, with a medium thick skin. Can be 

 used for preserving. 



'Pomelow. Fruit very large, round, and rather flattened. Skin 

 yellowish-green, with a thick and very tough rind.- Used for 

 preserving. 



ArSTKAI.lAN Sl'KCIKS OF ClTKM'S. 



Among the few indigenous fruits that are deserving of attention 

 are two species of the Citrus family. Citrvx intstrulasicn, vernacularly 

 known as the Finger .Lime and Native Lime, is an evergreen shrub 

 or small tree, which attains a height of fifteen to twenty feet, and is 

 indigenous to the coast regions of Queensland and Northern New 

 South Wales. The fruits are two or three inches long, narrow, with 

 ti shape that might be likened to a finger, hence the common name. 



