134 FRUIT-GARDENING. 



and "brilliant, fragrant, and delicious fruits, wliich succeed each 

 other perpetually, and are not unfrequently seen on the tree at 

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



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. 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. 



Any of the varieties of the Orange, Lemon, Lime, Shaddock, 

 Citron, etc., may be grafted or budded on stocks of the com- 

 mon Orange or Lemon ; but seed of the Shaddocks and Citrons 

 produces the strongest stocks, and on these may be grafted 

 such kinds as may be needed for a conservatory. The most 

 suitable time for budding is July and August ; but this opera- 

 tion may be performed at any time when the sap is in motion. 

 The directions for the management of green-house plants apply 

 also to this family of plants. 



PEACH. 



Pecher. Amygdalus Persica. 



The Peach, plump and ripe, brings us excellent fare, 

 Let the Nectarine, too, in this enlogy share — 

 Their flavor how grateful — their juices how fine, 

 Unequaird in taste by the fruit of the vino. 



It is generally considered that the Peach is of Persian 

 origin. In Media, it is deemed unw^holesome ; but when 

 planted in Egypt, becomes pulpy, delicious, and salubrious. It 

 has been cultivated, time immemorial, in most parts of Asia. 



