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scarcely known, in Italy, by name. Their introduction must 

 have been much later, and we shall perhaps come near the truth, 

 if we refer it to the second century after Christ. The Orange, 

 which seems to be a native of the East Indies, reached Italy eleven 

 or twelve centuries after the former, probably not before the 

 fourteenth ; and the sweet sorts were the very last introduced. 



To see these fruits now so plentiful, in that as well as in other 

 parts of Europe, may well excite our wonder. Dr. Sickler 

 describes the abundance of them in Italy, particularly in the 

 south, as astonishing You meet not only with groves of lemon 

 and orange trees, but almosts with forests. The districts towards, 

 or near, the sea coast, in the south and south west, for instance 

 about Sorento and Amalfi, seem to be most propitious. There 

 those trees are quite domesticated: they grow, and thrive, as if 

 they had originally belonged to that country. They also do well 

 at, and about Rome, though in an inferior degree ; and somewhat 

 farther to the north, about Florence and Milan, they require aid 

 and protection from art. Dr. Sickler remarks, that, in general, 

 where the Olive is found, the Agrumi do not fail, provided that 

 such a degree of attention, as local circumstances render neces- 

 sary, is not withheld from them. But in the south of Italy, they 

 may be said to need hardly any care, not more, certainly, or even 

 less, than the common fruit trees in our orchards. Of the two 

 main divisions, Lemons and Oranges, the latter are by far the 

 most hardy ; the sweet varieties, however, are tender, compared 

 to the others, and are best provided for in warm situations. They 

 do not endure cold exposures, and severe weather. The Oranges, 

 at Rome, are generally planted as standards, in the open ground ; 

 the Lemons are usually trained on walls. But besides this, there 

 are large and magnificent conservatories, or houses, in which all 

 the different sorts of these trees, especially the rare and exquisite 



