PLATE LX VIII. 



The Ddsi Kalamba of Calcutta. (Desi means "belonging to India," in contradistinction to 

 Beldti, or foreign.) 



a and b show its outline and section. Its exterior was neither rough nor smooth. It had 

 shallow and distant foveoli. The intermediate spaces were covered with convex cells, 

 each having a minute earth-coloured scab or crust, as if caused by. some insect. 

 The pulp was pale, and pinkish at the circumference. The juice was abundant and 

 sour, with a pleasant taste of pummelo, and a slight dash of bitterness. 



c and d were papery leaves, unlike pummelo leaves. 

 e is the small spine found on the branches sent. 



It appeared to me that this citrus was more like an Amilbed Kalan than a pummelo 

 proper. 



Desi might either mean that it belonged to India, or it might be a contemptuous term, 

 meaning an inferior article. 



