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pretty well, but not to perfection ; no orange groves like those of 
South Africa or Spain are to be found in St. Helena, but only a few 
trees here and there bearing fruit of fair size and flavour. It grows 
at alt. 1 to 4, but appears to answer best in the low valleys, 
such as The Briars, and Maldivia, where it obtains most warmth. — 
Hab. Asia. 
108. C. vulgaris, Risso. — The Seville Orange grows and 
fruits well, though not in any great quantity. The fruit is in 
demand for marmalade. — Hab. Asia. 
109. C. nobilis, Lour. — The Mandarin Orange grows to a large 
tree, fifteen feet or more in height, and bears fruit abundantly at 
alt. 1 to 3. The trees are now getting old, and require to be re- 
placed by new ones. — Hab. China. 
110. C. sp. ? — The Narchee Orange of South Africa is repre- 
sented in the Island by one or two small trees only. 
111. C. medica, Linn. — The Citron fruit was, about twelve 
years ago, produced at Oakbank as fine as could be wished for, but 
I doubt much if a single tree now exists in the Island. — Hab. 
Asia. 
112. C. decumana, Linn. — The Shaddock tree grows to a height 
of twenty feet, and flowers well, but the fruit does not arrive at perfec- 
tion. There are about twenty or thirty trees in the Island, growing 
at alt. 1 to 3 - 5. — Hab. India. 
Murraya, Linn. 
113. M. exotica, Linn. — Red-berried China-box; two or three trees 
only. Attains a height of fifteen feet ; flowers and fruits well. One 
at Maldivia, C. Alt. '8, and also at Oakbank, H. L, 3’6. — Hab. E. 
Indies. 
23. Meliace^e. 
Melia, Linn. 
114. M. Azedarach, Linn. — Margossa; grows wild to a tree 
ten to thirty feet in height, and is very common. C. and M. 
Alt. T to 3-8. This is one of the handsomest plants in the 
Island, more especially at Christmas time, when its masses of lilac- 
coloured sweet-scented blossoms, contrasting richly with its bright 
green leaves and yellow seeds, render it a conspicuous object 
