PLATE XI. 



The Malta Seville Orange of the Lucknow Horticultural Garden, obtained from a bud of 

 the stock on which an imported (in 1863) Malta orange-tree was grafted. 



a. This specimen was unripe, of a deep green colour, having the outline of a round Malta 

 orange, but chagrined and minutely warty all over, like the specimen taken from 

 llisso (Plate VIII., Fig. a), or Arando forte of the 'Italians. 



6 is a section of the same, Avith pale orange -yellow pulp, coarse vesicles, and sour juice with 

 scarcely any bitter taste. The rind was very bitter, aromatic, and pungent ; seeds 

 numerous. 



c and d are rain leaves, and e, f, g, and h spring leaves. All have the characteristic aromatic 

 sweet scent of the Sevilles, which is a scent sui generis, and not found in other races 

 of oranges. The Seville orange-tree is, in my opinion, recognizable by this scent 

 alone. Mr. Ridley, in comparing the leaves of this and of the ndranj of the nursery- 

 men, said he could see no Difference between them, except that the ndranj had 

 generally a less developed petiole wing. 



