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The fruit, which is round, but flattened at the stalk and oppo- 

 site end, and of a bright gold colour, has violet streaks, both 

 within and without. It is about 2 inches in length, and 

 the same in breadth. Tree 8—10 feet high. 

 6. Sour Star Orange, (Ital. Arancio stellato, Arancio Melarosa ; 

 Fr. Orange etoiUe.) 

 Fruit small ; \\ — 2 inches, both in length and breadth ; round, 

 with a wart-like point ; bright gold colour. The inside is 

 marked as with a cross or star ; whence the name. Tree 

 4—5 feet high. 



Division III. Sweet Oranges, (Ital. Pomi di Sina, PortogallL) 

 The sweet Oranges are supposed to have been brought from 

 the East Indies, about the end of the fifteenth century, by Vasco 

 de Gama, to Portugal, and thence to have been spread over the 

 south of France, and over Italy. 



Twelve sorts. 



1. Common Sweet Orange, (Ital. Arancio dolce, Portogallo, 



Melangolo ; Fr. Orange douce.) 

 F ru it 2—3 inches, both in length and breadth ; round, some- 

 what flat at the ends, but now and then tapering; bright 

 yellow red. Tree near 25 feet high. 



2. Sweet Olysipo China Orange, (Ital. Arancio fino delta China; 



Fr. Orange de la Chine.) 

 Fruit round; 2— 2i inches in length and breadth; greenish 

 gold colour. 



3. Sweet Philippine Orange, with crimson juice, commonly called 



the Malta Orange, (Ital. Arancio di sugo rosso, Sangui- 

 gno ; Fr. Orange Grenade, Orange de Malte.) 

 The blood-red Orange thrives in Malta, and also very much 

 in Calabria ; likewise about Amain and Naples, but not so 

 well at Rome, Florence, and in the north of Italy. The 



