And none of the currently available mandarins/tangerines/clementines
tastes at all like the tart tangerines we got as children. Too many
generations of breeding with sweet oranges has ruined the tangerine.
A tangerine Jelly Belly tastes more like a tangerine than a tangerine
does anymore.

Harrumph!
Monique Reed

Elizabeth wrote:

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message
...

"Repeating Decimal" wrote in message
...

*Mandarins* and *tangerines* are synonomous. Satsuma and clementine are
just
varieties of mandarins.

Bill


I would agree with the latter statement, but not necessarily with the
former. AFAIK, tangerines are also a variety of mandarin. See
http://www.thefruitpages.com/oranges.shtml .

rona


Bill is correct. Mandarin and tangerine are both common names for Citrus
reticulata. 'Satsuma' and 'Clementine' are varietal names of C. reticulata.

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