ORANUE 



Mediterranean regions, but the Florida Orange has 

 taken the place, to a large extent, of the imported fruit. 

 Since the great Florida freeze of IS'J'), however, the 

 California Orange has come to be much better known 

 in the eastern states. 



Fifty years and more ago. Oranges were commonly 

 grown under glass in England and parts of the conti- 



At that 

 between the 

 countries, an 

 houses, know 

 ture of the 1 

 large tubs m 

 open in sum 

 winter. Tli^ 

 in the modi- 

 cases they li 

 being provid 

 shape of wi 

 houses with gl 



rapid transportation 

 n!,'i--growiiig regions and northern 

 I ir.iiiL'i 1 1 uit was a luxury. Special 



J ' ■, were devoted to the cul- 



1,1 :■■..- wore ordinarily grown in 



1 _- 1 ".,;i, and were kept in the 



' I I. I'd in the orangery in 



ire scarcely greenhouses 



I : u of the term. In many 



1 .ii-le roofs, the sides only 



ill ;ia i.iir.1 amount of glass in the 

 s. Some of them, however, were 

 roofs. As imported Oranges came to 

 be more common, these Orange houses gradually fell 

 into disuse. It is doubtful if there are any of these 

 establishments n-A i.n.luiL; in this country, but one 

 sees them ocrii I ii"|.i'. As the Orange trees 



disappeared, . n : : r. ijrown in the house, so 



that an oraiiLn rv ■■adh- !•• mmhu a particular kind of 

 house in which plants are grown that will thrive in con- 

 ditions suited to the Orange. It came to be no uncom- 

 mon thing to see orangeries in which there were no 

 Oranges. 

 The Orange tr.-f i-i "till n |".|.iiliir «iil.j.-t in couaer- 



conditions it r, ■ ' - ■ ,|ui inc. 



but the shin ill- ■ ' : , 1 1 :i_'r:ini 



flowers makf tli.- plani ini.ri -liiu :iimI .1, .N:ii.l.. Tin. 

 plant is subject to scale and nic-aly bug. and constant 

 attention must be given to syringing and sponging the 

 foliage. The leading difficulty in the growing of an 

 Orange tree in the dwelling house is a tendency to keep 

 it growing the entire year and to keep it too wet at the 

 roots. After the fruiting season, in late fall or early 

 winter, the plant should be allowed to rest for a time 

 in order to harden its wood for the next year's bloom. 

 It may then be kept at a temperature of 40° to 50° 

 and fairly dry at the roots. Water should not be with- 

 held entirely, however, because the plant should be 

 kept in such condition that the foliage will not drop. 

 After a period of relative inactivity of one or two months, 

 the plant may be .set in a sunny place and given a some- 

 what higher temperature, and water and liquid manure 

 may be applied at the roots. It should be in bloom dur- 

 ing the summer and carlv fall. Best results are secured 



if the roots ar.- - Ir'il .■,„, fined. When the plant ia 



small, it nniy 1" . ;, , • "Ui time to time; but after 



it has attain- il ■ , i tive or six feet, it should 



I ill ihau a small tub or a half 

 ill liut need repotting for several 

 has attained this size. Some of 

 ! removed from time to time and 

 fresh soil added and liquid manure applied. Usually 

 the stocks which are used are grown from seeds, and 

 the plants vary as jMa.lus ,,r appl. ~ .lu. Seme of the 

 idants may L'n-' -ii^iralili' traiii, imi ilio larger part of 



barrel. Ordi 

 vears at a til 



; after 



the surface soil may 1 



quality. lrth.h,-t 

 plants should l)i' bml 

 in the pots. Buds i 

 bears a desirable frni 

 South. 



1 1 ml I ivaiiled, the young 



: I :-!• well established 



; i 1 1 "111 any tree that 



• iliiained from the 



In r.'cont v.-ir" Hir uuili.iic Ur.inge (described in 



plant I I- li is a dwarf form of the common 



Oraii- 1 i undoubtedly the best form of Or- 



angi- I .1 LM iii- in the house. 'The fruits are small 

 and hiiiidsmne. and the flowers have a pinkish tinge 

 and are very fragrant. These plants will bloom and 

 bear when not more than a foot high if the roots are 

 somewhat confined or the plants not overpotted. Usually 

 they will bloom the greater part of the vear, but, like 

 most hard-wooded plants, the best results are secured 

 if they have a period of rest, as described above. The 

 temperature for all Oranges should be relatively low; 

 that is, it should be the temperature of the intermediate 



ORANGE 1153 



house or one which will grow carnations, chrysan- 

 themums, geraniums, and the like. 



There is much literature on the Orange, but there is 

 no full and comprehensive treatise on Orange culture in 

 North America. An authoiitative general work on 

 Oranges is Risso and I'oiteau, "Histoiro et Culture des 



15S'^ Japanese types of Oiange 

 Top Vikurijiu iinall dwirtiuti nlll coarse 

 m qualitj Seconl *'iom top Shinwi koji sweet and 

 sobd of good Quahtv the rind thm and \ellow Oon 

 shiu or Satsuma one of the " kid elo% e class Ka 

 wachi, also a "kid-glove " Orange. 



Oranges," Paris. On the oriental forms and histories 

 of Oranges, one should consult Bonavia. "The Culti- 

 vated Oranges and Lemons of India and Ceylon," London, 

 1890. The American books on the Orange are as fol- 



