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brilliant, fragrant, delicious fruits, which succeed each 

 other perpetually, and are not unfrequently seen on the 

 tree at the same time, in two or three stages of growth. A 

 work has recently been published at Paris, edited by Messrs. 

 Risso and Poiteau, which contains engravings and descrip- 

 tions of one hundred and sixty-nine varieties. They are 

 arranged as sweet Oranges, of which they describe 42 sorts ; 

 bitter and sour Oranges, 32 sorts ; Bergamots, 5 sorts ; 

 Limes, 8 sorts ; Shaddocks, 6 sorts ; Lumes, 12 sorts ; 

 Lemons, 46 sorts; Citrons, 17 sorts. 



All the species of Citrus endure the open air at Nice, 

 Genoa, and Naples ; but at Florence and Milan, and often 

 at Rome, they require protection during the Winter, and are 

 generally planted in conservatories and sheds. In England, 

 these trees have been cultivated since 1629; they are gene- 

 rally planted in conservatories. Loudon says that in the 

 south of Devonshire, and particularly at Saltcombe, may be 

 seen, in a few gardens, Orange trees that have withstood the 

 Winter in the open air upwards of a hundred years. The 

 fruit is as large and fine as any from Portugal. Trees raised 

 from seed, and inoculated on the spot, are found to bear the 

 cold better than trees imported. 



At Nuueham, near Oxford, are some fine old trees, planted 

 under a moveable case, sheltered by a north wall. In 

 Summer, the case is removed, and the ground turfed over, 

 so that the whole resembles a native Orange grove. The 

 author of this work, being a native of Abingdon, which is 

 within three miles of the Earl of Harcourt's estate, Jias ha 

 frequent opportunities of tasting the fruit, which he believes 

 to be equal to that of warmer climates. At Woodhall, near 

 Hamilton, trees of all the species of Citrus are trained 

 against the back walls of forcing-houses, and produce large 

 crops of fruit. 



Any of the varieties of the Orange, Lemon, Lime Shad- 

 dock, Citron, &c., may be grafted or budded on stocks of 

 the common Orange, or Lemon ; but the seeds of Shaddocks 

 and Citrons produce the strongest stocks; and on these may 

 be engrafted such kinds as may be needed for a conservatory. 

 The most suitable time for budding is July and August ; 



