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GARDENING FOE THE SOUTH. 



our sea-coast. The best trees are from seeds which, com- 

 mence bearing in five or six years, but are not remuner- 

 ative until ten or twelve years old. The trees produce fifteen 

 to twenty pounds of oil per year, and their longevity is 

 greater than that of any other fruit tree. The dry lime- 

 stone soils of Florida would probably become exceedingly 

 valuable if planted with the Olive. 



It should be tried wherever the Orange will survive the 

 winter. In planting, the trees are set from thirty to forty 

 feet apart. The European varieties are many, but we 

 enumerate only a few. 



Olea anglilosa is a hardy variety, with scanty foliage ; 

 fruit reddish, with long stem ; it is preserved in some 

 places. 



" Oil of medium quality," says Gonan, but very good 

 according to others. 



Olea amygdalina is the variety most commonly culti- 

 vated ; fruit almond shaped ; is often pickled. Oil very 

 sweet. 



Olea Cranimorpha, or Weeping Olive, is a large and 

 fine tree, with drooping branches ; fruit small, crooked, 

 pointed, very black. 



Olea spfaerica has fruit more round than any other 

 variety. Oil delicate. 



Olea oblonga yields fruit best for pickling ; oil fine and 

 sweet. Produces abundantly. Tree hardy. 



TEE ORANGE, LEMON, ETC. 



The Orange, ( Citrus Aurantium,) is a native of Asia. 

 The rich golden fruit displayed among its dark, glossy, 

 evergreen foliage renders it the most beautiful of fruit 

 trees. The tree grows to the height of twenty to thirty 



