March 21, 1895. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Per Gallon, 2s. 9d.; per Bushel, 21s. 
(JAMES VEITCH & SONS, 
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For 1895. 
SOTTON’S 
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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1895. 
ORANGES UNDER GLASS. 
I T ia an easy matter to work up a good stock 
of young Orange trees. The first step to 
be taken in this direction is to extract the 
necessary number of pips from imported Oranges 
or Lemons in the spring, and sow them thinly 
in a shallow box filled to within 1 inch of the 
top with light sandy soil, covering the seeds with 
some of the same. Water through a rosed can, 
and place in heat, covering the box with a square 
of glass, and the latter with a little moss, thereby 
hastening the process of germination by ex¬ 
cluding light and air, and therefore maintaining 
a more uniform degree of warmth and moisture 
about the seeds than would otherwise be obtained. 
When the seedlings are about 2 inches high place 
them singly in small CO-size pots, giving them a 
compost consisting of five parts light sandy loam, 
and one of sweet leaf mould to grow in. Make 
this moderately firm about the roots in potting, 
water, and keep the soil moist. Let the plants 
have a position near to the glass in a warm 
house to secure sturdy growth. Keep the plants 
free from the attacks of scale and other insect 
pests. 
By the following spring, that is, twelve 
months from the time the seeds were sown, the 
young plants will have stems nearly as large as a 
lead pencil. These should be cut down to within 
1 and 2 inches of the soil as stocks on which to 
engraft scions taken from established plants of 
the Sweet Orange. There are several ways of 
grafting, but that known as whip or tongue 
grafting is the best. Insert the knife about 
three-quarters of an inch from the top and cut 
off a wedge-like slice of wood iu an upward 
direction, nearly halving the stock at the top. 
Then make a cross downward notch at the base, 
also corresponding cuts in the scion to enable 
this latter being tongued into the stock. The 
stock and scion should be prepared with a sharp 
knife to insure clean even cuts being made, so 
that the wood and bark surfaces shall fit closely. 
Bind with strong matting, then with damp moss 
as a means of keeping the stock and scion moist 
by being damped over three or four times a day 
with the syringe until they become united. The 
process of grafting takes longer to describe than 
perform. When the plants have been grafted 
No. 2425.—VoL. XOII., Old Series. 
