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FRUIT CULTURE IN FOEKIGN COUNTRIES. 



List of oranges and lemom grown on the Biviera — Continued. 



CORSICA.* 



BEPOUT BY CONUVhSU AGENT DAMIA.NI. 



Situation. — Trees of the orange species thrive in Corsica if cultivated 

 at an altitude of 200 to 400 meters above the sea-level ; below that they 

 are dwarfed in their growth, and above 400 meters they are affected 

 by the cold. The tree requires a deep, fertile, and pervious soil, irriga- 

 tion during the heat of summer, and shelter from high winds. Damp 

 and compact soil does not suit ; but it thrives best in a clayej' siliceous 

 clay limestone, or a pervious, siliceous, clayey soil. On a damp soil the 

 roots are soon injured. The ground must not only be wholesome and 

 pervious to water, but it must also be rich in mold. 



Cultivation. — Both the orange and lemon trees require much atten- 

 tion if they are to yield abundantfruit every year. If planted on ground 

 exposed to the north wind, they must be sheltered by triple rows of the 

 pyramidal cyprus or the Eucalyptus globulus. Twice a year, in spring 

 and autumn, the ground at the foot of the tree is dug up, and in Sep- 

 tember and October, or in February and March, well manured with all 

 kinds of manure, according to the season; generally, before winter, veg- 

 etable manure, more or less decomposed, and the refuse of farms is 

 used. 



Pruning. — The cutting or pruning does not differ from that of other 

 fruit trees. It is done at the end of the winter when it is dry ; the top 

 is rounded and the Inside is carefully exposed to the influences of the 

 . sun and air. 



ClimatieivflHence.— The orange tree can not support cold beyond 5° or 

 <io centigrade below zero. The lemon is e\eii more delicate and will only 



' Trauslated at the Hai'seillea uousulate. 



