“POORMAN” ORANGE.
ORIGIN OF NAME. The manner in which the ‘'Poorman” orange obtained its popular, if somewhat unfortunate, name was explained by Mr G. A. Green at the New Zealand Horticultural Institute. Some 15 years ago, said Mr Green, efforts had been made to discover tho origin of the name. Letters were sent to all parts of the world where the name was known to be in use, and in every case it was stated that the name had been imported with the fruit from Auckland. Inquiries were then made among the older growers in Auckland, and it was discovered that the name had arisen in a purely accidental manner. In 1856 Mr D. Hay, of Hobson Bay, while on an excursion to Sir George Grey’s homo at Kawau, saw some of the oranges growing, and remarked, with a strong Scotch accent, “Ah, that’s a fine orange.” “Yes, that’s the poor man’s orange,” replied Sir George Grey. Mr Hay took a number of cuttings and on bis return to Auckland met Air ’ C. T. Wren, to whom he gave some of them, describing the fruit as the “poorman” orange.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 193, 20 July 1925, Page 10
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