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35690 to 35700— Continued. 



■' The Musscmbi orange is shaped much like the Valencia and is about the same 

 size. In flavor it is very sweet. From the botanical gardens, Seharunpur, 

 India." (Woglum.) 



35691. Citrus nobilis deuciosa (Tenore) Swingle. Madeiran orange. 



Nag-pur. From the government gardens, Nagpur, India. This is a well- 

 known orange, and supposed to be one of the best, if not the best, grown in India. 

 I, however, attribute its superlative quality to its coming into season at a time 

 when such fruits are more appreciated rather than at the time when most other 

 oranges are in season. As doubtless you are aware, oranges can fruit twice a 

 year, at least in India, and at Nagpur the conditions are especially favorable for 

 the second fruiting, or 'dumrez,' as it is called in the vernacular. We grow the 

 Nagpur variety, but we can say that it differs but very little from the ordinary 

 Suntra, which, by the way, is a class in itself, and includes with us several varie- 

 ties. It is a class or type, much in the way the Malta is." {A. C. Eartlcss.) 



"The Nagpur orange is a large, loose-jacketed orange of the tangerine group." 

 ( Woglum.) 



36692. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Pomelo. 

 "Red. From the botanical gardens, Seharunpur, India." {Woglum.) 



35693. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Pomelo. 

 "Large, white fleshed. From the botanical gardens, Seharunpur, India." 



{Woglum.) 



"These two varieties (S. P. I. Nos. 35692 and 35693) differ from one another 

 only in the color of the flesh. They are of the large oblate varieties. They are 

 not very much used by the Europeans in India, but more so by Indians, I fol- 

 low Bonavia in thinking that the pomelo group is much, more extensive than is 

 generally supposed. I know two or three varieties that are called limes here, 

 but which are undoubtedly pomelos." {A. C. Hartless.) 



35694. Citrus limonia Osbeck, Lemon. 

 "Round, seedless, I regret that I can not at present give you any informa- 

 tion concerning this, other than it came from Cawnpore. Presumably it is like 

 some other varieties and distinguished as being seedless." {A. C. Hartless.) 



35695. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle. Lime. 

 ''Kaghzi. From the botanical gardens, Seharunpur, India. Kaghzi in the 



vernacular means 'paper, ' referring to the thin rind. This is the true lime of 

 India. There are possibly various forms of it. It is one of the hardiest citrus 

 fruits we have, particularly in withstanding drought and extreme heat. It is 

 extensively grown around jails to supply the prisoners with lime juice, and is in 

 fruit more or less all the year round." {A. C. Hartless.) 



35696. Citrus sp. Lime. 

 "Atanni. From the botanical gardens, Seharunpur, India." {Woglum.) 



35697. Citrus sp. Lime. 

 "Atanni hala. Is known in this garden as a lime, but is, I am convinced, 



a pomelo. The termination or last name hala should be Tcalan. Kala means 

 'black,' but Tcalan means 'large,' which, I think, is what is intended here. 

 There is no doubt that the proper spelling of this word should be Atanni, which 

 means eight annas, or half a rupee, implying possibly, as Bonavia says, 'that 

 it is half the size of the pomelo. Its uses are similar to that of the pomelo." 

 (.4. C. Hartless.) 



"From the botanical gardens, Seharunpur, India." {Woglum.) 



