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‘of a cherry; but the latter is said to be of a evateful taste 
and sweet in that, while in this it is sour and bitter. — 
The finest plants we have seen of the Myrtle-leaved 
Orange-Tree, are in the gardens of Sir Joseph Banks at 
Spring-Grove; from a branch of one of which the present 
drawing was made. The heads of the trees are round, full 
of regularly disposed branches loaded every year with bloom 
and fruit. The method pursued by Sir Joseph in obtaining 
_ such, has been by ingrafting a full-grown strong stock of the — 
Common Orange, with at least six scions of this variety, 
_instead of a small stock with only one or two, as is the usual 
practice. 
The species is native of India; and was introduced by 
Sir Francis Carew before 1595. 
The present variety requires like the others to be kept in 
a greenhouse during the winter months, 
