. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . torridclimes to the hazel-nut of the homeland. It would be no great exaggeration to materializean ideal fruiterers window in Pietermaritzburg andstock it with fruits galore gathered in from within a35 mile radius only. *Here would be the round piled up oranges,deepening almost into red, heavy with juice andvieing with them the sprightly flavoured naartje andthe sweet mandarine. Next them, yellow lemonsgarnished with limes, pompous shaddocks and fatpompelmousse, sweet lemons, rough lemons, kum-quats. in short, the citrus tribe in Eld
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . torridclimes to the hazel-nut of the homeland. It would be no great exaggeration to materializean ideal fruiterers window in Pietermaritzburg andstock it with fruits galore gathered in from within a35 mile radius only. *Here would be the round piled up oranges,deepening almost into red, heavy with juice andvieing with them the sprightly flavoured naartje andthe sweet mandarine. Next them, yellow lemonsgarnished with limes, pompous shaddocks and fatpompelmousse, sweet lemons, rough lemons, kum-quats. in short, the citrus tribe in Eldorado. Pearsswelling downwards—mouth watering ; apples withbrown-red cheeks—as if they had slept in the sun ;furry quinces, and brown medlars from fantastictrees, sprays of leitchies—fruit fit for the gods ;and baskets of loquats. Mangoes—whose juicinesstickles the mouths corners ; bananas and plantainsgloved in yellow skins; pawpaws—full of vegetablepepsine; guavas and grenadillas—with which to makeangels food; pineapples—great and small and. With apologies to Leigh Hunt, 41 :\ tempi in:; rioh anonas sweet custard apples, and .. A . princes o\ Balad fruits ; throng in >* ^:, like ,o many tight, link bags o I ooseb eaoh ensoi inoed in its Panoy husk , poselles wit h Plamitoo Peaches and nect .inn., luscious wit inn i heir peelinj ml moil! hfuls of ■•! Paw I ld ; mulbeppii nul ind fi ild amati ind Din^.uan apricol i poi vith hi blood i inct ured . cheprins . i I ir;i N ilso in t heip brown in rough hi •■ ed pomp, th it jack fruits in short ■• What ever E art h, all bearing mot hi Ids Rough OP -moot h rind OP b I V OP .hell.
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