The Memoirs of Bābur 932.12.5

932.12.5

The large lime which they call (H.) _gal-gal_[1881] in Hindūstān is another fruit resembling the orange. It has the shape of a goose's egg, but unlike that egg, does not taper to the ends. Its skin is smooth like the _sangtāra's_; it is remarkably juicy. The (H.) _jānbīrī_ lime[1882] is another orange-like fruit. It is orange-shaped and, though yellow, not orange-yellow. It smells like the citron (_turunj_); it too is deliciously acid. The (Sans.) _sadā-fal_ (_phal_)[1883] is another orange-like fruit. This is pear-shaped, colours like the quince, ripens sweet, but not to the sickly-sweetness of the orange (_nāranj_). The _amrd-fal_ (sic. Ḥai. MS.—Sans. _amrit-phal_)[1884] is another orange-like fruit. The lemon (H. _karnā_, _C. limonum_) is another fruit resembling the orange (_nāranj_); it may be as large as the _gal-gal_ and is also acid. The (Sans.) _amal-bīd_[1885] is another fruit resembling the orange. After three years (in Hindūstān), it was first seen to-day.[1886] They say a needle melts away if put inside it,[1887] either from its acidity [Sidenote: Fol. 287b.] or some other property. It is as acid, perhaps, as the citron and lemon (_turunj_ and _līmū_).[1888] (_m. Vegetable products of Hindūstān:—Flowers._)