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able. A violent wind disfigures the foliage. The young 

 fruit will set in April and May, and will continue green all 

 summer, coloring the next spring, and holding on the tree 

 a long time. At the first approach of frost, the plants 

 should be removed to their winter quarters. The lemon 

 does not bloom and fruit as early as the orange, and is of 

 taller growth and less fitted for the parlor : the blossoms are 

 smaller and purplish outside. 



The little dwarf " Otaheite orange " is a very common 

 variety, and is always noticeable for its profusion of fruit. 

 The flowers are not as fine as the other kinds, though plen- 

 tifully produced. The fruit is sweet, but without flavor. 



The Mandarin orange is one of the finest species (dwarf), 

 and producing an abundance of fruit of the most exquisite 

 flavor. Unfortunately it is not common. 



There are many other larger growing species, all of which 

 produce a profusion of white flowers, exquisitely fragrant. 



Among these, the myrtle leaved is conspicuous for its 

 shining foliage, and the large shaddock for its enormous 

 white flowers. The former is as symmetrical in its growth 

 as the latter is tall and ungainly. 



Oranges and lemons raised from seed must attain a large 

 size before they will bloom. The better plan is to graft or 



