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Mr. L. Berkeley likewise states, " There is a variety of Orange 

 grown at Delhi which fruits twice a year ; it is called Doordjee, 

 and is so much valued that plants are very difficult to obtain."* 

 Upon this Mr. Ross observes that he does not remember seeing 

 the Doomrajee Oranges at Delhi later than March. 



Some years ago Orange-trees of as many as six kinds were 

 introduced at Goojranwalla in the Punjab, where they throve 

 well and bore abundantly. They were, 1, The Tangerine, the 

 small flattish variety, so called in the fruiterers' shops in London, 

 sometimes quite diminutive, of a fine perfume, occasionally mis- 

 taken for, but quite distinct from the Mandarin ; 2, St. Michael ; 

 3, Small Blood; 4, Large Blood: 5, Large Oval; 6, Large 

 White. These trees, procured originally at great expense by 

 Colonel Clarke, appear to have been much neglected ; and no 

 means have been taken to propagate them. By a late account 

 given of them by Mr. Brandreth, in the Blood kinds the blood 

 colour is gradually dying out, owing, he considers, to want of 

 due culture.f 



Oranges of two or three kinds also have been introduced from 

 Malta by Dr. Bonavia at Lucknow, where they have been pro- 

 pagated and distributed freely. 



It does not seem that even in Europe Oranges are subjected, 

 like other fruit-trees, to a regular course of pruning, but are 

 left pretty much to themselves ; and such is invariably the case 

 in this country. No tree makes wood more freely after severe 

 cutting in than does the Orange. Hence it may be early trained 

 into any desired form without much interfering with its pro- 

 ductiveness ; seeing likewise that it bears its flowers upon wood 

 of one year old, and upon the new shoots. 



In Europe the application of manure to Orange-trees is con- 

 sidered indispensable to keep up their fertility ; and refuse of 

 every description that can be turned to account for the purpose, 

 according as it is available, is made use of. Hence it may be 

 said to feed strongly. Dr. Bonavia recommends "each tree 

 should have a good top-dressing of rotten night-soil every rainy 

 season." 



" All the Orange tribe," it is stated, " may be easily propa- 

 gated by cuttings or by layers ; but they rarely make satis- 



* ' Proceedings of the Agri.-Hort. Society of the Punjab.' 



t ^Proceedings of the Agri.-Hort. Society of the Punjab,' June, 1866, p. xxvi. 



