116 CULTIVATION OF THE ORANGE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 
§ 2. Staurogeton, Rchb. 
4. L. tri&ulca, Linn. — Murray river, F. Mueller ! ; New Zealand, 
J. 7). H. 
Lemnacea 
ix. p. 264, Dr. H. Trimen has pointed out, in this Journal (vol. iv. 
Wolffia Delilii and W % 
w 
I add to that enumeration 
the following stations of several species, which have only now come to 
my knowledge : — JFolffia Michelii, Schleid., at Chotapooni in Assam, 
Masters ! Telmatophace gibba, Schleid., Afghanistan, Griff, n. 5615 ! 
Banda, in ponds, Edgew. Lemna oligorrhiza, Kurz, Assam, Masters, 
n. 540! Lemna volurrhiza. L.. Assam. Masters, n. 503. 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND CULTI- 
VATION OF THE ORANGE-TREE IN NEW SOUTH 
WALES. 
By George Bennett, M.D., F.L.S., etc. 
It has an attractive sight to a visitor or resident in the colony, who 
takes any interest in the naturalization of choice fruit trees in New 
South Wales, to visit the extensive orangeries and other fruit gardens 
near Paramatta, and in other districts of the colony. Oranges, Le- 
mons, Apples, Pears, Loquats, Apricots, Peaches, and other excellent 
fruits, together with extensive vineyards, stocked with superior vane- 
ties of grapes, may be seen growing in the greatest luxuriance. When 
the question is asked, what is' the use of acclimatization ? the appear- 
ance of the gardens just mentioned, over which the eye luxuriates, 
filled with vigorous healthy trees in full bearing, will be the best re- 
ply ; at the same time we must consider that this result was not ob- 
tained without great labour and difficulties, but were all overcome by 
perseverance and the study of the most suitable soils and situations 
the experiment terminated in success, the trees became naturalized, 
were readily propagated, and, after many years, the result has been a 
source of great wealth to the colony ; the produce finding a ready 
market both for exportation as well as for home consumption. 
My attention was directed to this subject by a visit I recently made, 
