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Citrus may now be obtained from the Botanical Department 

 Oloke-Meji at the rate of Id. per plant (S. Nigeria Govt. Gaz. 

 March 24th, 1909, p. 458). 



Shaddocks, Pomelos, or Grape Fruits find a ready sale in 

 America, and their popularity in this country is increasing. The 

 fruits are regarded as more wholesome, more refreshing, and of 

 greater medicinal value than those of the orange or citron, having 

 been recommended by the medical faculty for their tonic 

 properties, and as a specific for dyspepsia. 



Hume has enumerated 15 varieties of Pomelo ; dividing those 

 described according to strength of flavour : "De Soto," "Duncan," 

 " Excelsior," " Hall," " Josselyn," " xManville," " McKinley," 

 " Pernambuco," " Standard," and " Walters," have the flavour 

 pronounced ; the " Triumph," and " Marsh " are not so charac- 

 teristic, but both are very desirable ; "Aurantium," "Royal," and 

 " Nocatee " cannot be classed as characteristic Pomelos, and all 

 are probably hybrids. The characteristic pomelo flavour is 

 described as a pleasant commingling of bitterness, sweetness, and 

 acidity. Classifying according to size, " De Soto," " Duncan," 

 " Excelsior," " Hall," " McKinley," " Pernambuco," " Standard," 

 and " Walters " rank as large (4-5 inches diam. approx.) ; 

 " Triumph," medium (3-4 inches diam. approx.) ; " Josselyn," 

 " Aurantium," " Royal," and " Nocatee," small (2-3 inches diam. 

 approx.) (Pomelos, Bull. No. 58 1901, Florida Exp. St. pp. 392- 

 402). 



The Grape Fruit of Barbados is Citrus paradisi, Macfad., var. 

 piriformis ; and the Forbidden Fruit, Citrus paradisi, Macfad. 

 (Bot. Misc. Hooker, i. 1830, p. 304) now referable to the above 

 species. Morris states that the term " grape-fruit " has become so 

 general that any moderately large fruit, provided the skin is pale- 

 yellow, thin, and smooth, and the pulp of a delicate flavour, is 

 designated by it, and tjiat the fruit commonly called grape-fruit 

 in New York is really the forbidden fruit of the West Indies 

 (West Indian Bull. vi. 1905, p. 286). 



The best kind in India, according to Bonavia, is the red pumelo 

 of the Bombay markets ; it is globose, thin-skinned, juicy, and 

 has pulp of the color of raw beef (Cult. Orang. and Lem. India, 

 p. 167). 



The cultivation of this group will be much the same as that of 

 the orange, but unlike this, according to Macfadyen (Bot. Misc. 

 Hooker, i. 1830, p. 304), the best shaddocks are observed to grow 

 in the wet districts. Against this view, however, according to 

 Stubbs (The Orange and other Citrus Fruits, p. 45) the shaddock 

 is said to be unable to withstand the action of water about its 

 roots, and to have a tendency to " sore shin," for which reasons it 

 is not recommended as a stock for budding purposes. Opinions 

 also vary as to the value of grape fruit as a stock ; in Florida it is 

 held in high esteem, and is much used ; others regard it as being 

 as tender as that of the swe^et orange (I.e.). " Grape Fruit " has 

 been budded very successfully on stocks of the bitter orange, at 

 Oloke-Meji (Williams, Rep. Bot. Dept. Oloke-Meji, 1906, in S. Nig. 

 Govt. Gaz. Dec. 11th, 1907, Suppl. p. 16). 



