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about the trade in the so-called Sylhet oranges, except 

 that kindly sent by Mr. G. Stevenson from Sylhet, 

 previously given. 



" Buxa Dooar " is another place where fine oranges 

 are grown. I have seen specimens of the Buxa orange, 

 kindly sent to me by the Surgeon in charge of that 

 station, at the request of Colonel Rutherford, com- 

 manding the 33rd Regiment N.I. The Buxa oranges 

 are of the suntara race, and as good as, though not 

 better than, those of Sylhet. I have no statistics, if 

 there be any, of the trade in Bhootan oranges. 



We come now to the borders of Nepal, north of 

 Goruckpore. Beyond the Raptee and within the 

 Nepal border, there is a place called BootwaL In 

 this district a small orange of the suntara type 

 grows. It is the sweetest, although the smallest of the 

 suntara race, excepting the kumquat, one of the speci- 

 mens sent from Buxa, was not unlike the Bootwal 

 orange in size. 



Major Buller, District Superintendent of Police in 

 Gonda, Oudh, has been good enough to send me the 

 following information regarding this interesting little 

 orange : 



" A head constable of mine says that he had a kohar 

 once, who had visited Bootwal. This is the name of 

 a large town beyond the Raptee. It gives its name 

 also to a kergh. The orange is called suntolah 

 and is not known in Nepal under the name of 

 Bootwal orange. The orange trees grow wild, not in 

 the valley, but on the hills. However, the hills are 

 all parcelled out between different persons, and 

 although the fruit trees are not in any way cultivated, 

 the produce cannot be plucked and sold by any one, 

 except the owner of that particular plot. The oranges 

 are brought down and sold at bazars, on market days, 



