iJi homhardi). 4- 4-9 



3000 plants are skilfully cultivated, from which, one year with 

 another, 750 pine-apples are obtained. The value of this fruit 

 in Milan, when of a moderate size (that is, when about thirty 

 ounces in weight), is about eight livres Milanese ; that is, six 

 francs, or Bs. The kinds grown are, the queen, the globe, the 

 Otaheite, white Providence, green Providence, Antigua, Antigua 

 queen, Havannah, black Jamaica, Madeira, il via spruona, &c. 

 In one part of the stove, they are cultivated in the manner indi- 

 cated in the Gnrd. Mag., vol. v. p. 427- Some of the fruit 

 treated in this manner have been found to weigh seventy-two 

 ounces ; but it is said that the flavour is not so good as that of 

 the pines grown, or plants raised, in pots. I, however, did not 

 find this to be the case ; and I cannot even guess the reason of 

 so foolish an assertion. 



There are more than 5000 sorts of camellias cultivated here, 

 amongst which there are several of very great beauty, obtained 

 by Signor Casoretti by means of artificial fecundation, which 

 are as follows : — grandiflora, Monti, amplipetala, Leonardi, 

 longisepala, Traversi, Bazzoni, 1' albo variegata, Manetti, &c. 

 Amongst the peonies are the Moutan phoenicea, M. carnea, M. 

 incarnata, and M. inodora. Amongst the rhododendrons, there 

 are 72. arboreum mutabile, 12ft. high, and the trunk Sin. in 

 diameter; 72. campanulatiim ; 72. cinnamomeum; and an Azalea 

 Zedifolia, 12 ft. high, which was in full flower, and in perfect 

 beauty, when I visited the garden on May 12. Amongst the 

 fuchsias, there were F. globosa and Adolphinfl'. Amongst the 

 dryandras, there were I), armata and longifolia ; amongst the 

 banksias, B. coccinea and Lambertf. Amongst the pelargo- 

 niums, which are cultivated in great numbers, there were P. 

 olympicum, reticulatum, velutinum, v. d' Arrufens, v. atrocruen- 

 tum, Palaemon, Poiteaua?m/«, Hephbournc;w^7?Z5 &c. I say 

 nothing of the dahlias, because their number was infinite. The 

 oijrantic and dwarf sorts are both cultivated here : the latter of 

 which we call Inglesi, as we received the first of them from 

 England. Every method of propagation is used by Signor 

 Casoretti. The rose is multiplied by slit-grafting, at all times 

 of the year, with complete success. The camellia and rhodo- 

 dendron are treated in the manner described in your Magazine, 

 vol. ii. p. 33., as practised by Mr. Wm. Pike ; the article having 

 been translated by me, and inserted in our Giornale Agrario. 



I do not speak of the fruits or vegetables here, as they are not 

 much attended to, and there is little of interest in the mode of 

 cultivating them. The neighbourhood of Desio is so celebrated 

 for the excellence of its peaches, that, in the market at Milan, 

 those who come to purchase that fruit always enquire if they are 

 from Desio; and they have obtained the name of Desio peaches. 

 The peach trees are planted by the sides of the vines in the 



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