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Shaddock Orange

This plant was brought from the East Indies to the West, where it is now much cultivated. It sometimes produces fruit larger than a man's head, but it is of a harsh flavour and pale colour when compared with that of India, the flesh of which is sweet and of a deep gold colour. When several sorts of oranges are presented at the dessert it makes a striking addition to the variety. The juice is of a sub-acid sweetness, and excellent for quenching thirst, and the fruit, from the thickness of its skin, will keep longer in sea-voyages than any of the other species of citrus.