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grounds are natives of southern Europe, as 

 anemonies, tulips, iris, asphodel, carnations, 

 lavender, etc. In Spain, Portugal, and Sicily, 

 tropical families appear in the oleander, myrtle, 

 pomegranate, and olive. Cactuses, though not 

 native, flourish luxuriantly. A gigantic grass 

 (Arundo donax) rises to the height of twenty 

 feet and upwards. The Chamcerops humilis 

 affords the most northerly specimen of the 

 palm family, and the date palm may occasionally 

 be seen, but only cultivated, and it does not 

 produce fruit. This is, indeed, the northerly 

 limit of the palms. 



The banana is frequently found on the banks 

 of the Guadalquiver, and the lime, the orange, 

 the citron, and the lemon, grow abundantly, and 

 perfume the air with their blossoms. They 

 are generally supposed to be only naturalized 

 in southern Europe, and that all are originally 

 natives of Asia. The orange tree is one of 

 great value, affording a fruit which is not only 

 exceedingly grateful and wholesome, but one 

 of such durability, that it can be kept for a 

 considerable time with less alteration than any 

 other fruit ; its thick spongy rind, studded 

 over the surface with innumerable oil recepta- 

 cles, enabling it to resist both the changes of 

 the atmosphere, and the evaporation of its 

 juice. It is the only tropical fruit which can 

 be imported into this country at so cheap a 

 rate as to compare in price with our native 

 ones, and thus, while affording a luxury to 

 the poor, it is of so delicious a nature, that 

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