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beginning of its family history, or whether it became 

 naturalized 'there through the aid of birds, &c. 



From the description of the variety Sir J. Hooker 

 found wild in Sikkim, it would appear that it had 

 already gone through a considerable amount of selec- 

 tion ; but whether this had been naturally effected, or 

 artificially by the aid of man, it is impossible to say. 

 It should be remembered that the citrus fruit, whether 

 red or yellow, would have been a very prominent 

 object among the green foliage, and would therefore 

 have attracted attention very early in the history of 

 man. From the description of this wild citrus, I gather 

 that it was neither more nor less than a fully developed 

 turunj a citron scarcely differing from some now 

 found in cultivation.* 



The first variety of the Citrus medica described by 

 Sir J. Hooker is : "Var. i, C. medica proper ; leaflet 

 oblong, petiole short, margined or not, flowers usually 

 numerous, fruit large, oblong, or ovoid, mammilla 

 obtuse, rind usually warted, thick, tender, aromatic ; 

 pulp scanty, sub-acid." Synonyms. " Brandis, For. 

 Flor. 52, C. aurantium, var. medica ; W. & A. Prodr. 

 98, C. medica, Linn. ; Wall. Cat. 6387; Dalz. and 

 <Gibs., Bomb. Fl. Suppl. 13 The Citron." 



From a large number of citrus which I have exa- 

 mined, I would think that the whole series, descended 

 probably from the Citrus medica, may be, perhaps, 

 more naturally divisible into the following branches, 

 although, of course, one runs into the other : 



Ca. Chhangura (or primitive 

 i. C. medica proper (Ci- ! citron). 

 trons proper). \ b. Turunj. 



c. Madhkunkur. 



Vide Appendix, No. 44. 



