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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



THE ORANGE, LEMON, LIME, CITRON, AND. SHADDOCK. 



Fig. 224 



For all these fruits, the Tvild orange of the South tifTords a 

 ready supply of suitable stocks upon which they may he bud- 

 ded or grafted. In forrDing orange orchards, the trees may be 

 planted from eight to twenty feet apart, in rich, strong soil. 



There is a considerable variety of oranges, some of which 

 have red pulp, and all fragrant blossoms. The Bergamot va- 

 riety yields the essence known by that name, by distillation 

 from its flowers, fruit, and leaves. The Bitter or Seville or- 



