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PERUNDIECODIE. Stems four angled, winged and jointed; it has 

 all the properties of a parasite; the stems are succulent, and 

 beaten up into a paste, are given by the natives for asthma. 



CITRUS AURANTIUM. Aurantiacew. NAT. NABINGEE. This tree 

 is now extensively cultivated all over the Deccan. The finest 

 sorts are the Cintra, Cowlah, and a small sweet orange which 

 grows on a tree more like a creeper. The principal method of 

 culture is by budding, the stocks generally being either seed- 

 lings or cuttings from the sweet lime. The best Cintra, with a 

 thin close rind, is produced upon the seedling stock, and it is said 

 that the fruit grown upon the sweet lime stock is generally loose 

 and soft : this is very perceptible with some of the oranges. The 

 best time for budding is in the cold season. 



CITRUS DECUMANA. SHADDOCK OR PUMPLEMOSE. This is the 

 largest of the orange tribe, and is universally cultivated in 

 gardens : the varieties are red and white the former preferred 

 by some persons. The tree grows to a large size in a rich soil, 

 and requires much pruning : the best time for doing this is 

 when the crop of fruit is off. Fruit as fine as any seen has been 

 produced at Ellichpoor from the seed of a pumplemose brought 

 from Bombay. The tree, when planted, should have a space of 

 twelve feet all round it : the blossom is used for flavoring 

 sweetmeats. 



CITRUS LIMONUM. LEMON OR LIME. There are so many varie- 

 ties that they can hardly be described separately, being unneces- 

 sary. The large and small yield abundance of acid juice, and 

 the tree is easily cultivated by layers, which soon throw out root 

 fibres. The lime, which is of the smaller description does not 

 bear fruit so quickly as the larger sort, but if carefully pruned, 

 and watered, will continue fruiting all the year round, and be 

 very productive. Sweet Lime, Meeta Neemboo. This is a sweet 

 variety, and grows to the size of a large orange. It is easily 

 propagated by seed. The juice of the fruit is very grateful to 

 persons with fever, although rather tasteless. It will grow also 

 from cuttings. The young shoots make a very good stock for 

 orange grafts. 



CITRUS MEDICA. Citron, This fruit grows to a large size, the ' 



