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4. The ELLEN POMELO. The fruit is round fairly 

 large. The tree is very productive. 



5. The DUNCAN POMELO. The fruit is round or 

 slightly flattened, large. The peel is more tough than 

 that of other pomelos, and the fruit keeps a long 

 time on the tree. The tree is very productive and a 

 vigorous grower. 



6. POMELO SAN ANTONIO. This is a very recent 

 local variety obtained at San Antonio Gardens and has 

 fruited for the first time in 1917. The tree is vigorous, 

 with small foliage, and is somewhat thorny. It is very 

 productive. The fruit is perfectly oval, of the same size 

 and appearance as the Pernambuco Pomelo, but the 

 pulp is more yellowish orange and has a more delicate 

 flavour. It is very juicy and contains comparatively few 

 seeds, which are flat and round like those of a Shaddock, 

 but of course much smaller. This is probably the best 

 Pomelo in cultivation. 



THE MANDARIN ORANGE. 



(Citrus deliciosa Tenore, or C. nobilis Lour.) 



The Mandarin Orange. (M.= Mandurina). Is 

 a native of China, and was introduced in our gardens in 

 1811, but began to be cultivated extensively only 

 towards 1850. The tree is large and has a spreading 

 habit. The twigs are thin, and the foliage is small, 

 elongated and pointed. The flowe*^ are small, pure 

 white. The fruits are more or less flattened, convex 

 towards the stalk and depressed or concave on the 

 opposite side. The peel is orange-coloured, thin, is 

 thrown into folds near the stalk, and separates easily 

 from the segments which are loosely adherent to each 

 other. It is thickly studded with large glands which 

 contain much valuable essential oil, of a delightful and 

 peculiar fragrance, which can be easily extracted by 



