Chapter III: Part 3

The drawing of this remarkable Orange, which has so long been a desideratum in this country, was taken at Wormley-bury in the beginning of last May. The plant is a native of China, and Mr. Barrow informs us, that he found the fruit very common when on his travels in that country, and in much higher estimation than the common Orange by the Chinese, who call it Mandarin Orange (answering nearly to the English epithet of noble) by way of pre-eminence. The same gentleman also informs us, that he found some fine trees of it in the gardens at the Cape of Good Hope; it is therefore the more singular that it has been so long in reaching this country. From Loureiro’s description of his Citrus nobilis, there can be little doubt of its being intended for the Mandarin Orange; which, he informs us, grows to a moderately sized tree, and particularly notices the superior excellence and the depression of the fruit, whose common size is about five inches across. The plant at Sir Abraham Hume’s is as yet only about five feet in height, and was imported from Canton in 1805.

It is easily distinguished from the common Orange, both by its curious form and internal structure, the pulp adhering so loosely to the rind as to be separable from it by the slightest effort, and leaving in many places a considerable opening between them.

INDEX

TO THE PLANTS CONTAINED IN VOL. IX.

Plate 553 Lobelia assurgens Assurgent Lobelia H. H. Shrub. July. 554 Volkameria angustifolia Narrow-leaved Volkameria H. H. Shrub. August. 555 Zingiber Cliffordiæ Cliffordian Zingiber H. H. Shrub. September. 556 Pancratium amœnum Broad-leaved Pancratium H. H. Bulb. March. 557 Periploca Africana African Periploca G. H. Shrub. Sum. & autumn. 558 Ferula Persica Persian Ferula Har. Shrub. October. 559 Camellia Japonica, _semi-duplex_ Semi-double-flowered Camellia G. H. Shrub. February. 560 Verea acutiflora Pointed-flowered Verea H. H. Shrub. December. 561 Xeranthemum fragrans Fragrant Xeranthemum G. H. Shrub. August. 562 Cynanchum bicolor Two-coloured Cynanchum H. H. Shrub. August. 563 Mimosa elegans Elegant Mimosa H. H. Shrub. March. 564 Ixia curta Short Ixia G. H. Bulb. April. 565 Ruta linifolia Flax-leaved Ruta Har. Herb. Sep. & October. 566 Callicoma serratifolia Sawed-leaved Callicoma G. H. Shrub. March. 567 Ceratonia siliqua Pod-bearing Ceratonia G. H. Shrub. February. 568 Liparia sphærica Round-headed Liparia G. H. Shrub. August. 569 Ceanothus laniger Woolly Ceanothus G. H. Shrub. April. 570 Justicia nitida Shining-leaved Justicia H. H. Shrub. August. 571 Sida patens Spreading Sida H. H. Ann. September. 572 Protea saligna Willow-leaved Protea G. H. Shrub. August. 573 Magnolia auriculata Ear-leaved Magnolia Har. Shrub. May. 574 Pultenæa obcordata Inversely Heart-leaved Pultenæa G. H. Shrub. March. 575 Martynia diandra Diandrous Martynia H. H. Ann. November. 576 Lithospermum Tinctorium Dyers’ Bugloss Har. Herb. May. 577 Protea virgata Twiggy Protea G. H. Shrub. August. 578 Ægiphila diffusa Spreading Ægiphila H. H. Shrub. August. 579 Cratægus Azarolus The Azarole Har. Tree. May. 580 Mesembyanthemum acinaciforme Scimitar-leaved Mesembryanthemum G. H. Shrub. August. 581 Salix violacea Violet-coloured Willow Har. Tree. April. 582 Protea mellifera albiflora White-flowered Honey-bearing Protea G. H. Shrub. August. 583 Lonicera Japonica Japanese Woodbine G. H. Shrub. July. 584 Phlomis Samia Samian Phlomis Har. Herb. July. 585 Sophora Japonica Japanese Sophora Har. Tree. Autumn. 586 Lilium speciosum Showy Lily Har. Bulb. All Summer. 587 Corchorus Japonicus, _flore pleno_ Japanese Corchorus with double Flowers G. H. Shrub. Spring & summer. 588 Sida hastata Halberd-leaved Sida H. H. Ann. September. 589 Gladiolus angustus, _minor_ Small Narrow-leaved Cornflag G. H. Herb. August. 590 Mespilus odoratissima Sweet-scented Mespilus Har. Tree. September. 591 Mespilus tanacetifolia Tansy-leaved Medlar Har. Tree. September. 592 Mimosa grandiflora Great-flowered Mimosa H. H. Shrub. July & August. 593 Crotalaria tetragona Four-sided Crotalaria G. H. Shrub. November. 594 Plectranthus barbatus Bearded Plectranthus H. H. Ann. November. 595 Panax fruticosum Shrubby Panax H. H. Shrub. January. 596 Laurus Cinnamomum Cinnamon Tree H. H. Tree. February. 597 Tropæolum peregrinum The Little Bird Plant H. H. Ann. November. 598 Bæckia virgata Twiggy Bæckia G. H. Shrub. October. 599 Chamærops humilis Dwarf Fan Palm H. H. Shrub. March. 600 Gærtnera racemosa Racemed Gærtnera H. H. Shrub. March. 601 Crotalaria pulchra Fair Crotalaria G. H. Shrub. March. 602 Glycine Comptoniana Comptonian Glycine G. H. Shrub. April. 603 Commersonia dasyphylla Hairy-leaved Commersonia H. H. Shrub. April. 604 Malpighia polystachia Branching Malpighia H. H. Shrub. April. 605 Peliosanthes Teta Bengal Peliosanthes or Teta H. H. Shrub. May. 606 Zieria Smithii Smithian Zieria G. H. Shrub. May. 607 Clerodendrum tomentosum Downy Clerodendrum G. H. Shrub. March & April. 608 Citrus nobilis Mandarin Orange H. H. Shrub. May.

ERRATA.

Plate 586 for Lilium speciosum, read Lilium tigrinum, a perfectly new species, distinct from the references given in the description.

587 In reference to the plate, instead of pointals, read empalement and pointals.