246 GBEENHOUSE PLANTS. 



C. nobilis {The Mandarin Orange). — This is a beautiful 

 plant, producing abundance of its rich golden fruit even 

 upon very small plants, when it . forms a most beautiful 

 ornament to the dinner-table ; the leaves are somewhat 

 ovate, bright green ; fruit round, and pulp sweet. Native 

 of China. 



C. Paradisi {Forbidden Fruit). — A robust-growing species, 

 with large oval leaves, slightly notched at the margins, and 

 with winged leaf-stalks ; the fruit large, pear-shaped, and 

 light yellow in colour, with a sweet pulp. Its native country 

 is unknown. 



C, vulgaris {Seville or Bitter Orange).^Tb.e leaves of this 

 kind are ovate, with winged leaf-stalks ; the fruit is round, 

 and rich dark orange yellow in colour ; the pulp is bitter, 

 and they are chiefly used in making wine, in medicine, and 

 for preserves. Largely cultivated in Europe ; native of 

 Asia. 



C. viilgai-is myrtifolia {Myrtle-leaved Orange). — A compact- 

 growing shrub, with small lanceolate leaves of a rich dark 

 green ; the fruit is small and spherical, reddish yellow in 

 colour, and contrasting beautifully with the leaves. It makes 

 a handsome plant, when well grown, for the decoration of the 

 dinner-table. 



Clianthus. 



This is a most useful genus of plants, whether grown in 

 the form of a bush, which may be formed by constant pruning, 

 or allowed to grow as a climber, for which purpose they are 

 admirably adapted, especially when planted out in the open 

 border of the conservatory or at the base of the conservatory 

 wall. The soil most suitable for their growth is rich fibrous 

 loam and peat in equal parts, with a moderate sprinkling of 

 silver sand. It is necessary to give good drainage, as they 



