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fruit is round; the colour of the rind is reddish yellow. 

 The common size is stated by Dr. Sickler at 2 — 2^ inches, 

 in length and breadth, but in Calabria and Malta, he says, 

 they grow larger, to 3 — 4 inches, in length and breadth. 

 Tree 12—14 feet high. 



4. Sweet Dwarf Orange, (Ital. Arancio nana dolce ; Fr. Oranger 



nain a fruit doux.) 

 Fruit 1 — 1-1 inches, in length and breadth ; reddish gold colour. 

 Tree 3—4 feet high. 



5. Sweet Olive-shaped Orange, (Ital. Arancio oliviforme a scorza 



dolce ; Fr. Oranger a fruit oliviforme.) 

 Fruit very small, like an olive in shape ; greenish gold colour. 

 Tree 3—4 feet high. 



6. Sweet Philippine Orange, with yellow juice, (Ital. Arancio a 



scorza dolce; Fr. Oranger a fruit doux, et a ecorce douce.) 

 Fruit round ; 1 — 2 inches, in length and breadth ; bright yel- 

 low. Tree 7—10 feet high. 



7. Sweet Orange, with half double blossom, (Ital. Arancio a Jwr 



doppio ; Fr. Oranger a fleur double.) 

 Fruit round, occasionally with a wart-like point ; 2—3 inches, 

 in length and breadth ; deep yellow. Tree about 20 feet 

 high, and very stout. 



8. Sweet Pompelmouse Orange, the English Shaddock, (Ital. 



Arancio massimo ; Fr. Orange Pompelmouse.) 

 This Plant, which is the Citrus Decumana of botanists, had its 

 English appellation from Captain Shaddock, who first 

 brought it from the East Indies. Dr. Sickler states the 

 size of the fruit at 7 — 8 inches, both in length and breadth, 

 and the weight at 14 pounds. It is said to be very sweet, 

 in its native climate ; but it has, in this respect, degene- 

 rated, in other quarters, whither it has been transplanted, 



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