PLATE XVIII 



The " Nartun " of Tanjore. 



a is a Keonla shaped orange, which I got in one of the Tanjore Gardens. They called it 

 " Nartun." One man called it " Kamala." Its shape is almost exactly that of the 

 Poona Keonla. It is deep orange, foveolate, uneven, and warty round the apex. 

 The latter is much depressed. The skin is thick, though rather loosely attached. 

 The rind has the scent of Lanlana ; pulp pale orange-yellow ; juice abundant, and of a 

 pleasant sour taste, without any sweetness, although ripe (21 Dec.). Seeds are white 

 when cut, though when young they are greenish. 



b and c are its typical leaves, with large petiole wings. 



d is an occasional leaf. The scent of the leaves is resinous and unpleasant, and their texture 

 thick and leathery, like those of the Sevilles. (Col. Yule's Glossary, p. 490, says 

 that in Tamul, Narta marum means the " wild orange tree.") 



6 and / is an ohlate orange I bought in the Tanjore bazaar. They told me it was " Nartun." 

 It was orange-yellow, and foveolate all over, otherwise it was fairly smooth; pulp 

 pale orange and sour, with a hollow centre; vesicles coarse; skin thick, easily 

 detached, but not loose; rind very litter; pithy part spongy. As I did not see its 

 leaves, I cannot say whether it was identical with a or not. I sowed the seeds 

 of this " Nartun," and the leaves of the young seedlings gave the distinctive aroma 

 of the Sevilles, so I have little doubt that it belongs to that group. 



