The "Khatta" or "Kama" Oranges. 17 



tion of wartiness and size, which belong to the same 

 tree, I have not noticed any other variation, although 

 it is the commonest Citrus, and of which I have seen 

 innumerable specimens. 



It must be left to some future student of this in- 

 teresting Citrus to decide whether it is an orange or a 

 lemon. As the majority of its characters are those of 

 an orange I would propose to call it Citrus aurantium, . 

 van khatta. It would appear, however, that there is 

 not much difference between the orange and the lemon, 

 botanically speaking. We know how easily a white 

 flower is born of other coloured flowers in crossing. 

 In the -morphological development of the Citrus the 

 yellow variety probably was anterior to the orange 

 variety, both tints being probably no other than those 

 which many leaves take in withering, or ripening, viz., 

 the yellow first and the orange or red later on. What 

 is more practical, however, and perhaps more im- 

 portant, is this : I am informed that this khatta orange 

 makes a good sweet jelly, and also a good marmalade. 

 I know the decoction of its fruit is a good febrifuge, 

 and also a good splenifuge. It is well known also that 

 it makes a good and vigorous stock for budding other 

 kinds of Citrus on, whether it makes a very durable 

 one I do not know ; and there is some suspicion that 

 it is not the best stock for budding the sweet varieties 

 of Citrus on. 



I have seen many specimens of this Citrus from 

 various places, but as they all had the same character, 

 differing only in size, I did not think it necessary to 

 multiply the drawings any further. 



What exactly causes the extreme wartiness of the 

 Dumrfa form I do not know, nor do I know whether 

 all khatta trees produce this warty form. It is quite 

 evident, however, that wartiness and smoothness 



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