Appendix. 321 



" In Madura a certain species of small fruit, or sweet lemon, 

 occurs. It looks very pretty on its little trees, which are 

 about 2 feet high. The branches, nevertheless, are strong, 

 angular, and slightly striated. The leaves are solitary and 

 simple, about the length of the thumb's joint, and are of a 

 finger's breadth, not cordate, and with equal but sinuous 

 edges. No spines ?.re to be seen on the branches ; the taste 

 of the leaves is bitter, and if held against the light they pre- 

 sent the usual oil cells of other kinds of lemons. The fruit 

 is spherical, compressed in the upper part, pitted all over, 

 and of the size of a (?)... ball (globi sclopeti). They always 

 remain green, and without much difference in their sizes. 

 The skin is thin and juicy ; the pulp divided into cells, as is 

 usual in other lemons ; taste subacid, and at the same time 

 aromatic ;' the colour of the pulp is orange, with only one 

 seed ; rarely two seeds are found, of the size of a wheat 

 grain, acuminate at both ends. 



"In Latin it is called Limonellus Madurensis and Limonellus 

 Pumilus (dwarf) ; in Malay, Lemon Madura ; this name, 

 therefore, is probably from the island of Madura, situated in 

 the gulf of the large island of Java, where it has its origin, 

 and whence it has been brought, and carefully cultivated in 

 the gardens of Batavia. 



" The fruits are not eaten raw, but preserved with one or 

 two of the leaves to give them a nice flavour ; they are 

 then served at table with dessert. 



" To this I add, at the same time, another wild species of 

 Limonellus, which was brought to my notice since 1694 called 

 Limonellus Angidosus. The fruit differs from all other 

 lemons. It grows near the edge of the sea. It is called in 

 Malay Lemon Utam Basagi, &c., &c." (Vide pi. 93, fig. a.) 



(JNota bene. This Limonellus Madurensis, both from the 

 picture and the description appears to be no other than the 

 kumquat, or kimquit, of Calcutta, Lucknow, and other 

 places. In Calcutta I am told it is grown in pots, for the 

 decoration of porticos. Although Rumphius describes it as 

 a dwarf plant, either it, or one very like it, called hazara, can 

 be grown to the height of 6 or 8 feet. Probably it is late in 

 colouring, and as it is used in its green state for preserves, 



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