PLATE XL I I. 



Malta oranges from Colombo, Ceylon. 



a and c. Exterior orange-yellow, pitted all over with shallow cavities ; at the bottom of each 

 there is a large oil-gland. The intermediate spaces are filled with miliary convexi- 

 ties, consisting of the smaller oil-glands. c is the section of a. The skin is 

 rather thick. The pulp is of a darker shade of orange than the Malta varieties of 

 India. The centre is all but solid. It is many seeded ; seeds white when cut. 



b is another specimen, pitted like a, but the intermediate spaces are much smoother, and in 

 places shiny. It is thinner skinned, more juicy, and finer flavoured than a. The 

 natives of Ceylon call this either orange, or " Peni-dodan," which means "sweet and 

 round," while all the other oranges of the " Suntara " type they call by the name of 

 " Mandarin." (None of these, however, is true Mandarin.) The Malta oranges of 

 Eandy are like those of Colombo. 



