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pulp is bitter and slightly acid. The tree is grown 

 chiefly for its striking and ornamental character when in 

 fruit, but its fruit is hardly eatable, and is only occasion- 

 ally used for marmalades. 



The Pomelo, more often called Grape-fruit. 

 (M.= pomelo, xaddoch tal ichel], is a hybrid of 

 American origin, and has developed several distinct 

 forms or varieties. In size and habit the tree 

 resembles a shaddock, but the twigs are thinner, the 

 leaves are smaller and of a darker green, and the 

 blossoms are much smaller and of a purer white. The 

 fruit is large, round or oval, shaped like a shaddock, 

 but much smaller. The peel is yellow or deep yellow, 

 very smooth and shining, much less tough than that 

 of the shaddock. The pulp is yellowish and juicy 

 with a tender rag, the flavour is slightly bitterish 

 with a pleasant acidity and aroma. There are now 

 several varieties cultivated in our gardens, but nowhere 

 on a commercial scale. The fruit is consumed as 

 a dessert fruit, the juice requiring to be corrected 

 by the addition of sugar or some liqueur in order 

 to be more palatable. The bitterish juice of the 

 pomelo contains an alcaloid allied to aurantin, which is 

 similar to quinine in action. 



The following are the Shaddocks and Pomelos 

 grown in our gardens. 



1. The ROUND SHADDOCK, long known to our 

 gardeners. The fruit is round, often exceeding 15 c. m. 

 in diameter. 



2. The OVAL SHADDOCK, is a more recent intro- 

 duction. The fruit is oval, its long diameter often 

 exceeding 18 c. m. The pulp is heavily streaked with red. 



3. The PERNAMBUCO POMKLO. The fruit is oval and 

 large, and is probably the best of its class, A seedling of 

 this variety exists at San Antonio Gardens, which seems 

 to be mere productive than the type, and earlier to ripen. 



