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HOCKTNGS' GARDEN MANUAL. 



native of the south of Europe, there appears, as far as 

 climate is concerned, every prospect of its being fruit- 

 ful. The Author has been informed that a tree at 

 Kangaroo Point bears fruit, and he has received fruit 

 from a garden at Dalby. 



Planting : It may be planted on the outskirts of the 

 orchard, in a sandy loam with a dry bottom, at a dis- 

 tance of thirty feet apart — a dry subsoil is indispensable. 

 It should not be planted near a residence, as the smell 

 of the flowers is not agreeable. 



Priming , Sc. : The trees are allowed to make bushy 

 heads, the irregular and overcrowded branches only 

 being removed. 



THE CITRON-tCitrus Medica.) 



The citron is allied to the orange, to the article on 

 which the reader is referred for more extended instruc- 

 tion in its cultivation. 



The citron is an evergreen shrub, growing about eight 

 feet high, and producing an abundance of fruit in any 

 of the coast districts of the colony. 



It is used in sweetmeats and preserves, and the juice, 

 with sugar and water, makes a wholesome and refresh- 

 ing beverage. It is also used in perfumery, dyeing, 

 and in medicine. 



It requires a free, rich soil, moist, but well drained, 

 and is easily propagated by cuttings, layers, and suckers. 



THE COCOA-NUT--(Coeos Nusifera). 



The cocoa-nut palm grows by a single stem to the 

 height of fifty feet. It is generally found growing on 

 the sea beach surrounding the islands in the Pacific 

 Ocean, and is converted by the natives to a variety of 

 useful purposes. The green fruit is full of a delicious 

 milk ; the nut, when ripe, is used for food and for 

 making oil ; the shells make water bottles and d link- 

 ing vessels ; the fibre covering the nut is made into 



