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vance in growth. Let them receive their last shift- 

 ing in August, either in No. 12 or 8 pots; keep them 

 tied up as they increase in growth, and cut off the 

 flowers as they appear, until September, at which 

 time allow them to commence blooming, and in 

 November they will present a fine show. Keep 

 them as near the glass as possible, as the time they 

 continue in blossom will greatly depend upon that. 



CITRUS. THE ORANGE. 



Class, Polyadelphia. Order, Polyandria. 



AuRANTIACEJE. 



Propagation, seeds, cuttings, inarching, graft- 

 ing. 



This is a genus of great importance, inasmuch as 

 it is one of the many imported fruits which are 

 now attainable by every class of persons. Its 

 peculiar attraction as an exotic arises from the 

 pleasure it affords the grower in witnessing the 

 different stages of the fruit growing at the same 

 time on the tree, part of it being green and part in 

 a state of maturity ; added to which is the singular 

 circumstance of its bearing its blossoms for a suc- 

 cession of fruit while the fruit is growing and 

 ripening. By commencing a regular heat from 55° 

 to 60°, oranges have been procured for the table 

 superior to those which are imported. But as it is 

 not every mansion that has the accommodation of 



