Orach 



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Orange 



Ficus-indiea, 2', My., 

 hdy , y.;l., frts. red, 

 spiny. Indian Fig. 



fflipandula, 1* to 2 1 , My., 

 Je., St., put'., '2!" 

 across, s. wh., solitary. 



the Kcw Hand-List to 



mesdcantha, 

 arkansana, 1', Je., Jy., 



hdy., yel., 3.J" across. 

 ro>ea, Je., ro. , 2" across, 



s. yel. 



leucotricha, Je., St., salmiana, 2', Sep., yel., 



tinkers variable, s. wh.. red. 



lengthening with ago subulata, spr., dull pur., 



and becoming hair-like frts. Pear-shaped, s. 



(.v////. ursina ; wr />. 138). wh. 



m icroeentra, 3', Je., yel., Tuua, 20', Jy., st., reddish 



3" across, s. grey. or., frts. car., 2" to 4" 



inissourieu-us, dwarf, long. , s. yel. , spreading. 



My., Jy., hdy.. yel., horrida, s. red, a very 



frts. dry, prickly (>//. strong, ferocious look- 



polyacautha). Ma'iy iug plant, 



vars. , including albis- vutgaris, 2', Je., yel., 



pitta, erythriKt'-nn. ^il- (//. Cactus Opuutia of 



ni<>nea, and tricho- ^Botanical M"<i/izi/t/' 



phora). 2393) ; referred by Kt'ir 



in mii-autha variegata, 1', Haml-List to niesa- 



a pretty variegated var. cantha. 



polya antha (we mis- Whipplei, Je., St., red. 



- Minensis). 2" across. 



Kafinesquii, 1', Je. , lily., rosea, hdy., ro. car. 

 yel., red; referred by 



Other Species and Varieties : 



andi'jola, joints Cucuin- floccosa, 4" to 5'', stems 



ber-like, s. wh. club shaped. 



Arbuscula, 7" to 8", Je., formidabilis, s. stiff, wh., 



grh. or st., grn., yel., 6" in length. 



red, s. wh. fulgida, 5' to 12", Jy., 



areaaria, My., st., s. wh., Aug., pk., s. stellate. 



yel. tipped. Grahamu, Je., st., yel., 



Auberi, s. wh. 2" across, roots thick 



mirantiaca, 3', or. yel., and fleshy. 



s. wh., br. horrida (see Tuna var.). 



banlaris, sum., ro. pur., humilis (see Tuua). 



frU. round, st3in-i club- hystricina, hdy. or hlf- 



shaped. hdy., yel., large, 



boliviana, 1', t. round, invicta, yel., 2" across, 



greyish yel. when frts. covered with red 



young, s. wh. spines, 



brachyarthra, floivers mou icantha, 1', s. br., 



very small. yel., very rigid, solitary, 



camanchica, hdy., tufted, nigricans, ' 3', Aug., pk. 



frts. oval, red. , sweet, s. (*.(/. Cactus Tuna 



red br. , or blk. br. uigricms of Botanical 



major, has large joints. Magazine Io5~). 



- minor, has small, pachyelada rosea, hdy., 

 prickly joints. reputed hybrid (fragilis 



- orbicularis, strong- X xauthostema). 

 growing, s. light br. papyracantha, s. much 



- rubra, flowers dark flattened, broad, long, 

 ri'd, st-uneni yel. wh., and paper-like. 



salmanea, flowers sal- Parryi, yellowish grn. 

 mou. Pes-corvi, 1' to 2', sum., 



clavata, St., yel. yel. 



cocciuellifera (now Nopa- phiuacautha, 3', Je., yel. 



lea coocinellifera). (i/. Cactus polyanthus 



corrugata, 2', Aug., red, of Botanical Jlaetamt 



yel. 2691). 



crmifera, s. wh., long and pulverulenta. ])lant grey- 

 silky, ish bl. , t. large, round, 



curaasavica, 6', Je., yel. bristly. 



Several vars. Segethi, pk., H" across. 



dejecta (now Nopalea spinosissima, 20', Je., st., 



dejecta). red or., probably a var. 



diadem ata, joints globose, of Tuna. 



s. grey, very d warf and steuopetala, yel., small 



slow-growing. (>/>i. grandis). 



Dillenii, 5', Sep., yel. sulphurea, 2', Jy., yel. 



("Hi. Cactus Dilleuii of tunicata, s. wh. 

 Botanical Register 255). 



ORACH. 



This, the Atriplex hortensis of the botanist, is 



occasionally grown as a substitute for Spinach. 



The Red Mountain Spinach (A. h. rubra) grows to 

 a height of 3' or 4', has fine ornamental foliage, 

 and a stately presence in the herbaceous border. 

 (For further details of the genus, see ATRIPLEX.) 



Seed of Orach may be sown in rather deep drills 

 2' apart early in March, and if a succession is 

 desired, other sowings must be made at intervals 

 of from three weeks to a month, as the plants 

 speedily run to seed. The seed, if it is to be 

 saved, should be gathered before it is quite ripe, 

 for as it approaches ripeness a moderate breeze 

 will empty the vessels. Orach may be treated in 

 much the same way as the Round-leaved or 

 Summer Spinach. 



ORANGE. 



Description. The Orange (Citrus Aurantium) 

 has been cultivated for many years in the warmer 

 portions of the Northern Temperate Zone for its 

 delicious fruit, which yearly reaches our shores in 

 ever-increasing numbers. 



Here in Britain a few Oranges are grown, but 

 chiefly for ornamental purposes; this, too, in spite 

 of tlie fact that home-grown Oranges, when 

 properly treated, are much superior in flavour to 

 the imported fruits. On the Continent Oranges 

 are largely cultivated for the sake of their flowers, 

 which are employed in the manufacture of Orange 

 Flower Water. 



Oranges as Decorative Subjects : 



Although not hardy the Orange is of strong 

 constitution and will stand a good deal of knocking 

 about, as well as a rather low temperature. Many 

 pot trees are carried safely through the winter in 

 houses from which the cold is only just excluded. 

 As a greenhouse or cool conservatory tree the 

 Orange has few equals. It is of rather slow 

 growth, does not need frequent repotting, and, 

 being naturally of symmetrical habit, can be kept 

 in bounds by a very little pruning. The soil 

 should consist o good turfy loam three parts, cow 

 manure one part, and enough grit, such as road 

 scrapings, to keep the whole porous. The plants 

 should be potted firmly, and the drainage must 

 be free. Splendid little specimens of the Otaheite 

 Orange (Citrus Aurantium japonica) can be grown in 

 6" pots, but for the larger specimens stout wooden 

 tubs are the best. These are preferably constructed 

 of Teak or Oak, and strong handles should be 

 attached for convenience in moving. Plenty of 

 water and liquid manure must be given throughout 

 the summer ; in autumn and winter much less will 

 be required. The plants may remain in the same 

 pots for years, providing a good top-dressing of 

 the same material as that recommended for 

 potting be given annually. The spring is the 

 best time to do this. All the pruning needed is to 

 shorten any branches that threaten to destroy the 

 balance of the tree. Trained specimens in large 

 t ubs are occasionally closely pinched in, to foster 

 a close and rather formal growth ; the natural habit 

 is better. Oranges are very dirty subjects, and 

 thus, in addition to daily syringing in the summer, 

 the leaves must be sponged two or three times 

 during the winter. Sponging with skimmed milk 

 imparts a gloss to the leaves, and a little soft 

 soap dissolved in tepid soft water is an excellent 

 cleanser. 



TV ItehaliHitiili' ,sV(7.V// Specimens: 



When the normal green of the foliage gives 

 place to a yellow hue, it is an unfailing sign of 



