 Gallesio, oranges were brought by the Arabs from India by two routes — the sweet ones through Persia to Syria, and thence to the shores of Italy and the south of France ; and the bitter, called in commerce Seville oranges, by way of Arabia, Egypt, and...  The Treasury of Botany: A-L - Page 292by John Lindley, Thomas Moore - 1874Full view - About this book
 | Botany, Economic - 1829 - 446 pages
...shores of Italy and the south of France ; and the bitter oranges, called in the commerce of England, Seville oranges, by Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa to Spain. It does not appear that the orange was originally a Chinese fruit, as it is not mentioned by Marco... | |
 | Botany, Economic - 1830 - 438 pages
...shores of Italy and the south of France ; and the bitter oranges, called in the commerce of England, Seville oranges, by Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa to Spain. It does not appear that the orange was originally a Chinese fruit, as it is not mentioned by Marco... | |
 | William Rhind - 1841 - 756 pages
...shores of Italy and the south of France; and the bitter oranges, called in the commerce of England, Seville oranges, by Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa to Spain. It. does not appear that the orange was originally a Chinese fruit, as it is not mentioned by Marco... | |
 | 1846 - 544 pages
...and thence to the shores of Italy and the south of France ; and the bitter oranges, commonly called Seville oranges, by Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa, to Spain. At the time that the people of Europe first visited the Levant in great numbers — that is, during... | |
 | Robert Sears - Curiosities and wonders - 1856 - 566 pages
...shores of Italy and the south of France, and the bitter oranges, called in the commerce of England Seville oranges, by Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa, to Spain. At the time that the people of Europe first visited the Levant in great numbers, that is, during the... | |
 | John Lindley - 1866 - 652 pages
...Oranges from India Into Arabia and Syria occurred about a century earlier than that of Lemons. Gallesio states that Oranges were brought by the Arabs from...the more important. The Sweet Orange has the leaves ovate- i oblong, acute, somewhat serrated, with the stalk more or less winged. Tbe flowers are white.... | |
 | Food - 1873 - 500 pages
...from India about the ninth century, the sweet oranges being carried through Persia to Syria, and so to the shores of Italy and the south of France, and the bitter oranges by Arabia, Egypt, and the North of Africa to Spain. There seems, however, to be no proof of... | |
 | 1871 - 612 pages
...China and India, and is supposed to have been introduced into Italy in the fourteenth century. Gallesio states that oranges were brought by the Arabs from...Arabia, Egypt, and the North of Africa, to Spain. Thus, all the old orange groves at Seville, planted by the Moors, were the bitter-fruited variety;... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Manufactures - Consular reports - 1884 - 900 pages
...brought by the Arabs from India by two routes— the sweet ones through Persia to Syria, and t henee to the shores of Italy and the south of France, and the bitter, called in commerce Seville orangos, by way of Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa, to Spain. Thus all the old orange groves... | |
 | Anne Walbank Buckland - Cookery - 1893 - 316 pages
...oranges, through Persia and Syria, and thence to Italy and the south of France ; and the bitter or Seville oranges by Arabia, Egypt, and the north of Africa to Spain. But it is thought that the sweet orange introduced by the Arabs was not the variety known as St. Michael's,... | |
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