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Re: Citrus Question

In 2010 I published a small book on citrus by Monica Brandies. We were both shocked when a book reviewer who had lived in South Africa scolded us for using the term 'Kaffir' in regard to that type of lime (Citrus hystrix). The word is a racial slur. 

Betty Mackey
www.mackeybooks.com 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rose Marie McGee" <rmnicholsmcgee@comcast.net>


>I grow both Meyer Lemon and Kaffir Lime in rather large container. 
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