308 On the Management of the Plants belonging to 



and are now in a fine bearing state ; the Lime was only turned 

 out of a tub last March. The centre border is thirteen feet 

 broad ; in it are planted, in a double row, four in each row, 

 at even distances, eight trees, viz. : two standard China 

 Oranges, one Dwarf China Orange, three Seville Oranges, 

 and two Maltese Oranges ; these last are young plants put 

 in two years ago ; the other six trees are all in a bearing 

 state. In the front border, which is only four feet wide, three 

 trees were planted in 1818 ; one is a China Orange, three 

 years old from the bud, and the two others are Lemons. 



This house is also used for the growth of Grapes : Vines 

 are planted in the front of it, on the outside, and trained up 

 the rafters of the glass roof, being introduced through holes 

 in the front wall. The trees in each of the three borders 

 of the conservatory are trained in different ways. Those in 

 the back border are fastened to a trellis against the back 

 wall. The trees in the centre border have their branches in 

 part secured to a row of stakes set along the front and sides 

 of the border, at even distances from each other; the stakes 

 are each six feet in length above the ground, into which they 

 are driven about a foot and a half ; such of the branches as 

 can be brought into contact with these stakes are fastened 

 to them, the others are tied to stakes placed irregularly in 

 different parts of the border, but chiefly at the back ; by 

 these means the branches are spread evenly over the whole 

 extent of the border, are well exposed to the sun and light, 

 and also produce a beautiful effect, whether in blossom or in 

 fruit, the stakes having more the appearance of supports 

 than of being placed for the purpose of fastening the bran- 

 ches to them. The trees in the front border are trained 



