JAMROSADE CULTIVATED IN FRANCE. '^jj 



tious, their perfumed flavour renders them very agreeable to 

 most palates. 



The individual one above described was brought from Hindos- Itsintroduc- 

 tan in 1765, by the abbe Gallois, and placed in the late Mr. Le- fra^nce ° 

 monnier's stove at Versailles. Though very young, by plunging 

 it in the tan-bed, it soon flowered, but never ripened fruit till 

 1786. When it had attained the height of 6 feet, it was trans- 

 planted into a small box, and exposed gradually to the open air, 

 during two of the hottest months of the year, but afterward re- 

 moved back to the tan-bed. 



In 1794 this tree was added to the National collection, and Attempt to 

 being stout and vigorous, I determined to treat it more hardily. [[^^^^^11' ^^^^^ 

 During winter, instead of the tan-bed, it stood on the floor of 

 the stove, but near the flue, and during summer it was exposed 

 to the open air, in a sheltered southern exposure, not housing 

 it till October. This method of culture, however, did not agree 

 with it ; for, soon after being put out, most of the leaves fell ofl", 

 and those which remained, as well as the ends of its branches, 

 turned yellow ; a plain indication of its sufferings from the cold 

 nights. Nevertheless, the great heat of our Paris summer soon 

 restoring it to its ordinary vigour, numerous young shoots, and 

 many flowers pushed out, but they fell off without producing 

 fruit. In this way, I persisted to cultivate thi-i tree till last 

 spring (1801), being anxious to try, if in so many years, it might 

 not be habituated to our climate ; but it annually underwent 

 the same alteration of sickness and health already detailed*. 



At this period, wishing to make it produce fruit, I thought all Treatment to 



that might be necessary would be a large portion of air with ^^^^ 'f P^o- 



1 T^ I • -. \ c • ^i. L . duce fruit, 



very great heat. For this purpose, it was left in the great stove 



at the foot of a very white wall, which, by reflecting the rays 

 of the sun, increased the heat still more, and the tree was so 

 placed as to receive the rays perpendicularly. The air was suf- 

 fered to blow freely round it, and it was deluged with water, in 

 consequence of the great evaporation produced by so much heat 

 and air. 



My wishes were thus completely fulfilled ; the tree grew most Successful, 

 luxuriantly, being covered in June with numerous flowers,which 



* This account does as great honour to the candour of one of the 

 first gardeaers in the world, as his detail of the insertion of the several 

 parts of the flower does to his botanical abilities.— ,Sfc. 



