lVy2 



oi 



as joints lon^ cl u nte 1 

 mostly sterile fertile n 

 irregular spheroidal s( 

 bO Ieptoca{llis, P D( 

 erect shrub 2-4 ft lii_ 



OKANGE 



II tliiui iswiiie grouiul in cirU Maith 1 Ir 1 1 mts iie ustil m t 



III irl ablj large >ouiig state They bear hot wtather fairh well 

 M ira soon run to seed Monthlj successional sow 



Fngelm ) An are therefore desirable Orach is little knowr 

 Under flexibU America m 1 



ORANGE Plate XXIII The Orange is one of 



he oiliest of culti-sated fruits Its natn ity is still 



Ti il 111 It but it is probable that it is indigmous 



I' III lo Chinese region It is now widely 



1 1 m all wirra temperate and tropieal 



in n»ny of whn h it has run wild and 



111 e a n itive pHiit In parts of Florida 



\^ I f iind ^ ilil when permanent sot 



i 1 111 it had probably sprc id 



mil iduced bv the eiil> 



1 I 111 t trie and chaiacter of 



1 n II 1 X Mid immensely Nm 



11 ilh th 1 1 ill 1 f 11 ten compartments ir 



otules I 111 m I I il iiiHuence of domestii i 



ion thts n I iiiiii 111 lia\e been mereasi d 



of the most frequent of the cylindrical Opun 

 tias in cult 



01 ramoslssima Engelm ( fesiellAta, 

 Engelm ) Fi^s 1543 lo49 A spreading bush, 

 2-1 ft high with mimorous slender branches 



mg daik St ih 1 1 1 i n i I \ i I I n I i \ 



o 111 Nopalea — O cnmigita 



Sill It little knowu —O sjlamo 



pbi/ll i <} 1 DC IS llso advertised —O 



I unda 1 1 1 1 1 illi O arborescens 



J \V TotJMEY 



OBACH, or French Spinach, la a pot-herb cult, and 

 used much like spinach. It is an annual, grows 5-U tt. 

 high, has furrowed stems and arrow-shaped, slightly 

 crimped Ivs. df soft texture. The inflorescence sug- 

 gests that of amarantus-like plants. The individual 

 fla. are very small, devoid of petals, and greenish or 

 reddish according to variety. For a more technical de- 

 scription, see Atrlplex UorlenHis. 



There are three main types of Orach, based on the 

 color of the Ivs. The white variety is tlio one most 

 commonly grown. The Ivs. an- | iN L-nni, hIiiki^i yil- 

 low. The red or dark red varii I- ' ■ '■ • • il Lilii-o 

 of dark red color, which disap]" - It i< 



occasionally cult, as an ornano'iiM i "it iiiiiln- 



the name var. (ifi-d-iicmffHinerr. Tli i i, is por- 



haps the most vigorous type. Tin i iM.l.rtlian 



those of the white var. and b-- liir as is 



known, only the red and whiti- v " - i ■ .llcrod in 



America. The seed is usually .Uili..! mu. the open 



I ,1 iisvMthin 

 1 d mil smthiin 



1551 The Natsu 



Parts of Texas and the Mexico-Arizona region will no 

 doubt develop into commercial Orange sections in the 

 near future. Until within recent years a large part of 

 the Oranges consumed in this country have come from 



