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chinee, sometimed termed Batavia, a large, smooth-skinned 

 fruit ; then the kamala, or loose jacket, of which there are 

 two varieties, a large and a small kind. The common coun- 

 try orange, termed kitchlee about Madras, and kolinge up 

 here, is an indifferent, rough-skinned fruit. 



" We have the pummelo, which fruits largely some weigh- 

 ing four to five pounds but is worthless, as the pulp is acrid, 

 bitter, and sour. The pummelo is a most delicious fruit about 

 our coasts, both the white and pink varieties ; but plants or 

 seeds introduced up here, from excellent fruit-bearing trees 

 on the plains, become worthless. It is probably the fault of 

 the climate or soil. Most of the pummelos I have eaten in 

 the various districts of Madras, excepting this place, were 

 delicious. Formerly the pummelo fruit was purchased at one 

 rupee per 100, and the rind used, it was said, for flavouring 

 country * arack,' but now even this demand has ceased." 



No. 6. 



The following is part of a letter from Dr. John Shortt, 

 dated "The Retreat," I2th July, 1886, Yercaud, Shevaray 

 Hills, S. India. 



" Had you come, you could have seen all the varieties of 

 the orange, lime, lemon, citron, pummelo, &c., in fruit. The 

 large orange known in Tanjore (bandir) is called about 

 Madras the Sathghur orange, from the name of the village, 

 about forty miles from Madras, at the commencement of the 

 Mysore plateau. It is also known as the chinee or budda- 

 chinee ; whilst in the northern districts of this Presidency it 

 is called Batavia orange. It is a very fine fruit, and attains 

 a large size when well grown. On these hills the fruit does 

 not attain anything beyond the medium-sized orange. 

 Between this and Bangalore you can see all the varieties of 

 citron. Our best pummelo comes from the vicinity of Pondi- 

 cherry and Cuddalore both the pink and white fleshed 

 varieties. Some good ones are to be had at Arcot also. 



"Yours, &c., 



" JOHN SHORTT." 



