The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 09 [of 10]

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

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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.

[Pg 113]

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.

[Pg 114]

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.