THE FIRST ORANGES IN ENGLAND
The first oranges to arrive in England, where they are now such a popular fruit, came from India. They were followed by oranges from South Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and until recent times, the main supply came from tho South of Europe. Now millions are imported from California and Queensland, and other places. In Europe, where orange-growing is an ancient industry, trees arc to be seen whose age is reckoned by centuries. The up-to-date Colonial orange-grower clears his old trees out as soon as they begin to fail and puts young trees in their place. Many thousands of boxes of oranges arrive at the London docks, not only from the countries already mentioned, but from the Azores, and West Indies, Tangiors, Malta, Brazil, and many other tropical and sub-tropical lands, there arc nearly a hundred different varieties of orange.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 9 April 1930, Page 7
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