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NEW PLANTS, ETC.. 



mind wlieii the plant is increased in this country, otherwise we 

 shall hav3 a comparatively hardy plant growing on a tender one. 



We have no experience yet as to the fitness of this plant for our 

 climate ; but if not quite hardy about London, it is likely to 

 prove so in such counties as Cornwall and Devonshire, or in the 

 south of Ireland. It is well worth a trial in those districts, for if 

 it would succeed as it does in the island of Chusan, it would be 

 a striking and beautifnl object. The Kum-quat groves ou that 

 island were amongst the prettiest sights which came under my 

 notice, particularly when the fruit was ripe, hanging in profusion 

 over the bushes, and contrasting so well with the clear green 

 foliage." 



The plant, as cultivated in the Society's Garden, resembles a 

 dwarf small-flowered orange tree, with thinner, smaller, and 

 narrower leaves. Its fruit is as Mr. Fortune describes it, but 

 its bright orange rind is not very fragrant until it is cut or 

 scraped, when it becomes highly agreeable. It is not much 

 thicker than the skin of a gooseberry, and contains five cells, 

 filled with a very acid pulp, resembling that of the " Lime." 

 It Avill no doubt make an excellent preserve. 



According to Siebold, the species, which is cultivated by the 

 Japanese, acquires the height of from five to eight feet, and 



