SHADDOCK

an American title for fruits of the ‘‘pummelo”’ varieties of Citrus grand is—i.e., of all varieties except those we know as Grarerrvuit (which see). They are grown to a small extent in Florida and California. They are more inclined to pear-shape and are generally thicker-skinned and firmer-fleshed than grapefruits. Among the most famous are a red-fleshed, subglobose Indian variety (which frequently attains seven inches in diameter), and two seedle Siamese strains. Some of the special sour types of the Orient will vield a quart or more of juice to a fruit. / Wis’ \ SHAG-BARKS. See Hickory-nvv. i \ SHALLOT, the bulb of a vegetable of the onion tribe, y stronger but more mellow in flavor than the common Yi, | ‘a onion, used for flavoring sauces and stews, and in SS pickles.: \ The true shallot ranges in size from that of a walnut. 7 * ‘\ to a small fig, is somewhat pear-shaped, and has a thick outer skin shading from reddish to grey, the bulb i j i} underneath being greenish at the base and violet on the 74) upper portion. It grows in ‘‘clove’’ form, several / | cloves attached to a common dise. pn al or ‘‘false,’’ shallot is of various shapes. - frequently larger than the true shallot, with thin red skin, and bulb sometimes white but generally all violet. holigis New shallots reach the northern markets about midstunmer, but the chief sale is of the dried, which may be kept all the year. A common practise is the sale of small red onions as shallots. The shallot is also known as ‘‘seallion.’’ That title is, however, better reserved for its other significance of a bulble onion.