Appendix. 329 



Pinac., p. 436, after Plukn. in Almag., p. 238, and Mala 

 aurantia sinensia by Valent. in Histor. simpl. reform., p. 212 ; 

 and in Amboin. descript, p. 189, which closely resembles 

 that called Mains aurantia regia, dulcis, Zeylanica in Thes. 

 Zeyl., p. 39, &c. 



(Nota bene. Both the picture and description of this orange 

 agree with the characters of the suntara orange of India. 

 On the back of the Tab. 34, from which I took these tracings 

 of pis. 116 and 93, Buchanan Hamilton wrote : " The larger 

 variety is the Sylhet orange," (kamla lemboo of Calcutta,) 

 and the " smaller variety the Midnapore orange." Rumphius 

 states that the larger variety does not colour, and remains 

 green even when ripe, like the so-called " green orange " of 

 Kandy. It is not, therefore, improbable, that this very 

 variety of suntara orange was introduced by the Dutch or 

 the Portuguese into Ceylon. The Indian varieties of suntara 

 are all orange by November and December, and are not con- 

 sidered fit to eat till they are quite orange all over. In the 

 description of the Kandy green orange, it will be seen that 

 by keeping it turns completely yellow, as Rumphius states.) 



(m) Chap. 43, p. 115, vol. ii. 



" Aiirantium verrucosum. 



" Lemon Manis Besaar. 



" Dutch Zoete Oranje-appel Boom. 



" Of all the kinds of lemon trees, this has the tallest trunk 

 and head, but its branches are not so erect as in the fore- 

 going. Younger trees have some spines, but old ones 

 certainly none ; sometimes, however, their remains are found 

 on the branches, without points and harmless. The leaves 

 are similar to those of the preceding, or somewhat larger, 

 more than five inches long, and of three fingers' breadth ; 

 acuminate, and slightly dentate at the tips. The cordate 

 part is small, and can scarcely be made out, especially in 

 adult trees (meaning that the petiole is only just margined) ; 

 in younger ones, however, it is long and narrow, and can be 

 better distinguished. The scent is more feeble than that of 

 the preceding, and the flowers have also five oblong and 

 white reflexed petals, larger than in others, the pummelo 

 flowers excepted, to the grateful scent of which they 



