PLATE XLIV. 



The " Musseinbi " orange of Poona. 



a and c are one orange. The characteristic feature of this variety of the Malta orange is that 

 externally it has closely-set,, longitudinal furrows, running from base to apex, with 

 a tendency to become subwarty in the larger specimens, like /. The exterior is 

 orange-yellow, generally with an aureola round the apex, which is probably the 

 remains of an extinct mammilla. The pulp is pale orange, juice abundant, with the 

 distinctive flavour of the Malta orange ; seeds white when cut ; centre solid, as in 

 c, or hollow, as in e. 



& is a smoother specimen, and d has only a trace of furrows round the base. The smooth 

 specimens have a much thinner skin ; their juice-vesicles are finer, and their juice 

 is more abundant, e is the section of d. 



g is a rain leaf of the " Mussembi " orange of Poona. Natives of Poona say they can keep 

 this orange on the tree for a year, without spoiling. It is supplied to the Bombay 

 market, where I purchased and b. It is a distinct and very desirable variety. 

 One I got at Poona I kept from 25th December to 28th January. It remained 

 fresh and juicy, and became more highly coloured round the apex. 



