CINERARIA CITRUS AURANTIUM. 



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VARIETIES. 



Cineraria Acanthifolia and Asplenaefola, beautiful white foliaged 

 plants, a little in the style of C. Maratima, but with wider and longer 

 leaves, hence more effective, dwarf habit. 



C Hybrida, this is a Winter and Spring flowering species, hy- 

 brids of which are among the most gorgeous of green-house plants. 

 The colors range through all shades of blue, violet, crimson, pink 

 maroon and white. 



C Maratima, a white foliaged plant, known as " Dusty Miller." 



CITRUS AURANTIUM. 



(SWEET ORANGE TREE 



The genus Citrus, said to have its name from 

 the town Citron in Judea, is native of tropical coun- 

 tries, and embraces the lemon and orange. These 

 trees, beautiful in form, with shining-evergreen 

 foliage, oderiferous flowers and fragrant fruit, were 

 much cultivated years ago though now rarely seen. 



The finest variety for house cultivation is the 

 dwarf Mandarin or China Orange. The dwarf Ota- 

 heite is more commonly grown, but neither its 

 flowers or fruit are equal to those of the Mandarin. 



Oranges require more than a year to ripen, and 

 remain on two years. The tree is thus in perpetual 

 fruitage and exhibits blossoms, green and ripe fruit 

 at the same time. A medium sized tree is said to 

 have borne, at once 20,000 oranges. 



The treatment of the orange and lemon plant is 

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