Ortanique, Mandeville, Parish of Manchester, Jamaica

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Title

Ortanique, Mandeville, Parish of Manchester, Jamaica

Description

Photograph of an Ortanique orange in Mandeville, Manchester. Ortaniques were discovered in the Christiana Market, north of Mandeville, in the early 1900s by a man from Manchester called Swaby. The ortanique is a natural hybrid of sweet orange and tangerine.

Subject

Citrus Fruits - Jamaica; Fruits

Creator

Denise Walker

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection

Identifier

D0004201

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Publisher

2008

Collection

Citation

Denise Walker, “Ortanique, Mandeville, Parish of Manchester, Jamaica,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 26, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/2680.