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got this name, however, is quite unknown tojme, but it seems 

 likely that it may have first come into notice through a 

 Portuguese of the name of Martin, and hence its name. As 

 these kinds of fruit were not accurately described by the 

 old authors, they were given the general name of Mali 

 Citrii, Medici, or Hesperici ; in subsequent times however 

 their species were more carefully studied, and one was called 

 in Latin Limonium ; and in Pharmacopoeias, Limonem. This 

 last we have retained, as, properly speaking, Limonium is a 

 herb. In vain may any one search for the derivation of this 

 name in European languages. The Arabic word is Leytun ; 

 the Persian Limum, which least of all approach Malum 

 medicum. Similarly Torong, and Toronga ; although this is 

 a larger kind, and which the Arabs call Altrung, and Ottrog ; 

 although properly speaking Torong is Persian. From this, 

 the Spanish Toronja has come, by which is understood a 

 citrus larger than the one under discussion, and which has a 

 sweeter skin, and is of the size of a melon, such as is 

 described in the preceding chapter. In some respects, how- 

 ever, our Martin resembles it very much. Among the 

 Amboynese and adjacent people the Lemon Martin has no 

 special name, as to them it is mostly unknown. Generally 

 however, they call all lemons Aussi and Ussi, while among 

 the Malays, they go by the name of Lemon ; in Ternate, 

 Djodji ; in Macassar, Lemo ; in 'Java, Jeroc ; in Baleya, 

 Djoboc ; in Banda, Usse ; and the Chinese give them the 

 general name of Cam. 



" In these Eastern islands the Limo Martin is indeed to be 

 found everywhere, but nowhere does it grow spontaneously, 

 or among the natives of Amboyna, but only among Europeans ; 

 from which circumstance I infer that it has been brought 

 from elsewhere, especially by the Portuguese, who, perhaps, 

 may have brought it to the East Indies from the West 

 Indies. Of all acid lemons, its pulp is the most vinous, hence 

 divided into quarters and sprinkled with sugar it is eaten raw. 

 It is very refrigerant and acts as a laxative in sea voyages. 

 If, however, it be eaten in this way, the white exterior skin 

 should not be wholly removed, as this tasteless substance 

 tempers the acidity of the other. Its skin is edible, if the 

 outer rind be shaved off. The juice of this lemon is also 



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