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crops of fruit, the species should be budded, grafted, 

 or inarched on to the sweet-lime or citron stocks. 



Plant healthy grafts, at 25 feet apart, in alluvial 

 or loamy soil in a .sheltered situation. The young 

 trees require to be watered at intervals during the 

 first dry season. 

 120 Citrus decumana, Linn. Kan. Sakote, Sakotti, 



Chakotre, Sakotra. 



Fig'- — Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



References.— -Soriaiia's Or. and Lem. of Ind. and 

 Cey. ; Diet, of Econ. Trod, of Ind. 



The pumelo tree of Indian gardens and the shad- 

 dock (after Captain Shaddock) of the "West Indies. 

 Introduced to the above named countries from the 

 Malay Archipelago, or Java. Dr. Watt explains 

 that " the word pumelo is a contraction of pomum, 

 muelo, the melon apple." The fruit is also known by 

 the names pompelmos, paradise apple, and forbid- 

 den fruit. 



A small evergreen, globular, tree, commonly 

 cultivated in fruit gardens and occasionally for 

 scenic effect. It is a pleasing object at all times 

 but especially when laden with its splendid fruit the 

 size of a cannon ball, or larger, according to 

 variety. Like the orange, this species yields three 

 crops of fruit yearly and may be said, practically, 

 to be in flower or fruit all the year round ; and like 

 orange-blossom the flowers produce a pleasing frag- 

 rance in the vicinity of their grOAvth. Bonavia 

 has clearly brought to notice that the thin skinned 

 pumelos of the Bombay market, haviug a juicy pulp 

 the colour of raw beef, are preferable to any other 

 variety in Indian cultivation. Being so attractive 

 and useful, this tree should take a prominent place 

 in our garden and pleasure grounds. 



Cultivation — Coming from a warm habitat, it 

 succeeds on the plains, where the orange tree fails. 



