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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



a house for an orangery, I shall not give any di- 

 rections for the growth of the orange as a fruit for 

 the table, but confine myself to the treatment of 

 the cultivation of them in pots or tubs. 



The usual mode of raising young plants from 

 seed, and inarching upon them any kind you may 

 wish, is the best one I can recommend ; but if it 

 is not practicable, you may engraft them, placing 

 them, when the operation is performed, in a heat 

 of 60° or upwards. The safest method of engraft- 

 ing is the whip or tongue grafting, which is per- 

 formed by first cutting off the head at the height 

 desired, then cutting the stock in a slanting di- 

 rection, commencing about an inch below the top 

 of the stock ; draw the knife upwards, so that the 

 crown of the stock is cut in two ; cut a tongue in 

 the stock downwards, and make the tongue in the 

 scion ; after it is cut in like manner to correspond 

 with the tongue in the stock, then insert the scion, 

 and tie them together tight with bass, and cover it 

 round with damp moss, or any thing that will ex- 

 clude the air from the engrafted parts. Grow them 

 quickly for two or three years by placing them in 

 a vinery, or any house of equal heat most con- 

 venient. 



Treatment when established in pots or tubs. — 

 They require a south aspect, with abundance of air 

 at all times. When grown for ornament alone, 

 they should have plenty of pot or tub room with 



