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rest of the pulp. This, however, does not occur in all, but 

 only in a small number of the fruit of this kind of tree, and 

 this phenomenon is mostly met with in those from Banda, 

 whence this fruit was brought to Amboyna. The seeds of 

 such fruit, sown in the latter place, readily germinate, and 

 produce strong and perfect fruit, but they very rarely contain 

 a second pummelo. 



" In Batavia, there are pummelos also with a white pulp, 

 but the red ones are preferred. None, however, there pro- 

 duce a double fruit, unless they were propagated by seeds 

 from those of Banda, where the finest grow in Plo-ay. In 

 truth they are most difficult to propagate, as in these, 

 seeds rarely occur.* 



" This species (last or fourth), is called Limo Pragnans 

 (gravid or swollen). In Malay, Lemon Bonting, and also Lemon 

 Banda. See ' Chinese Atlas' p. 131, in which the following 

 occurs : ' The proper native country of these trees and fruits 

 is said to be the twelfth, and principally the Southern 

 Chinese province Qnantong (Canton), there called " Yeucu ; " 

 but by the Portuguese it is called Jamboa,-\ which is the 

 same as ZamboaJ 



" The fruit of these exceeds in size a man's head. Their 

 pulp is red, juicy, and acidulous, resembling half ripe grapes, 

 and if hung in the house, they will keep good for a year. 

 The leaves of young trees, crushed between the hands, give 

 a very grateful odour, which almost resembles that of scented 

 nails or Jiands. 



Observations by the Editor. 



" These trees and their fruit, described by Rumphius, are 

 rather varieties than peculiar species ; by variation in the 

 mode of growth, and in their soil, and by different modes of 

 culture, from one species, so many have resulted. This tree 

 is called Mains Aurantia Indira, with the largest fruit of all, 



* From this it is clear that in those days the art of grafting and 

 budding was not known in the Malay archipelago ; indeed, in another 

 place Rumphius says so. The art of bruising the bark, and surrounding 

 it with clay, to induce the formation of roots, as in layering, was known. 



t In Ceylon the pummelo is called jambole, and they have also an 

 orange called jamboo-narun. Probably these names are derived from 

 Jamboa. 



