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It has been thought best to speak of pomegranate and olive trees, 
both indigenous, in the section of cultivated trees, the fruit of the wild 
varieties being worthless 
Cultivated species. 
Our soil suits admirably the pestes: Peruvian Cherimoyn, Anona 
cherimolia, known under the name of puma cannella, which is sparingly 
grown in some gardens, and the Sweet Ss Anona squamosa, called 
Oranges and lemons: If any one were to visit a Maltese garden in 
January where orange and lemon trees are "erf éuttivated he zone 
come to the conclusion that the Hesperides’ garden could not hay 
been more beautiful. Oranges and lemons are grown with k 
success in the central parts of Malta. The highest Gaaltties grow in 
casals Lia and Musta and their neighbourho 
e the species of the Citrus tribe grown here into three 
: (a 
— with tubercled or wrinkled thick iit; ; (e) fruit of a pale 
r, with wrinkled rind, pulp sweetish and slightly bitter. 
Sw dige Citrus Aurantium (laring comuni), are very exten- 
sively cübivated and fruit very freely. Malta oranges, being lon 
keepers, and having a very delicate taste, are exported in considerable 
thickish, the pulp not very rich, whilst the seeds are often numerous ; 
(2) Thick-rinded orange, laring tal kexru hoxna: Fruit oven rind 
ick, juice not abundant nor highly flavoured; (3) China orange, 
helu or lumi laring : Fruit round, rind thin, yellowish, seeds 
few or wanting, juice very sugary. It is much esteemed in December 
and January, when the other kinds are still very sour. It is nota good 
the market; (5) The blood orange, known as lari ring ta demm Crus 
Aurantium, var. melitense) : There are several sub-varieties, all of 
quality, much esteemed both at home and abroad. At maturity the 
peel is red as blood, the pulp is partially or wholly of a deep red colour, 
being juicy and delicate, sometimes it is only striped with purplish red. 
Not being very extensively cultivated, it is exported in small "pec: 
It finds a ready market at home, realising from 4d. to 8d. the dozen 
