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is cultivated in the botanic gardens of this fisland, yielding numerous 
middle-sized globose fruits, the rind of which is full of the fragrant oil 
peculiar to this species. This s small tree, 5 feet high, produced | in 1887 
no less than 16 dozen 
weet limes are ro plentifal; they are known under the popular names of 
lumi helu and lumi tal caruna. Of this species Aiie ant var. 
Limetta) two very distinct Paria are here known: (a) Middle-sized, 
depressed shining fruit, with a large broad nipple- shaped, depressed A 
tuberance, rind thickish, pulp as sweet as sugar; generally eaten by 
ance. The pulp of this form is more agreeable than that of t ther. 
Denies are cultivated in gardens, and in courtyards of country houses. 
Price, 1d. to 3d. the dozen. 
‘America, &c. 
Of the jujube tree, Zizyphus at ial called zinzli, two distinet 
varieties are sparingly cultivated, the fruit of which is round or oblong, 
the size A a common olive, and of a ques taste. It is eaten chiefly by 
Tt is is E be A Satan that the cultivation of the vine, Vitis Pe, 
ta dielya, which grows luxuriantly here, is grea 
neglected. Its culture is more attended to in Gozo, where it dotes i ih 
important and profitable branch of rural economy. In marly fields and 
in the fissures of the limestone strata it grows without demanding any 
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vated. The white and black cornichon, cin ng a rose "enl bet rry, 
is a showy good grape, called bezzula by the Maltese ; the black corinth 
‘is sparingly cultivated, and is called passulina ; the royal meee 
je white i A the white swo a water grape, and o ther varieties 
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, repute. 
The walls of fields should be covered by vines, and prizes awarded to 
promote this object. A tolerable sort of white and red wine is made 
in Gozo by people who do not understand the general E cse a 01 
wine-making. Our ancestors were cleverer; they m good win 
not less than 47,500 gallons (5,000 barrili) yearly. It Be be dei 
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der an able Italian or French director we could compete with 
se ess: both in the production of grapes and in = 
making of wines, Grapes from August to November are sold in th 
