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Bonavia, in his work on the oranges and lemons of India 

 and Ceylon makes the name shaddock synonymous with 

 pomelo. In the section of Thomas' Fruit Culture on Sub- 

 tropical Fruits, written by the late E. H. Hart, of Federal 

 Point, Florida (1897), the name shaddock is used, \vhile 

 pomelo, spelled pummelo in his article, is made synony- 

 mous. 



However, we have no better name for this fruit than 



Fig-. 9. Pomelo Blossoms, About natural 'size. 



pomelo. It is of older origin than either of the others (if 

 with some writers we allow the synonymy of shaddock), 

 the Dutch word Pompelmoes, from which it is derived, 

 having been in use at least two centuries ago. The name 

 pomelo has been adopted by the best authorities and it is 

 by all means advisable that they be followed and that we 

 have some constant name by which to designate the fruit. 

 The fruit now designated by the name shaddock, consid- 



