. The Botanical register consisting of coloured figures of . havingthe leaves more pointed. It is chiefly cultivated for orna-ment or curiosity. The Citrvsjaponica or Japan Orange-shrub, is described with leaves and fruit no bigger than that of a cherry; but the latter is said to be of a grateful tasteand sweet in that, while in this it is sour and bitter. The finest plants we have seen of the Myrtle-leavedOrange-Tree, are in the gardens of Sir Joseph Banks atSpring-Grove; from a branch of one of which the presentdrawing was made. The heads of the trees are round, fullof regularly disposed bra
. The Botanical register consisting of coloured figures of . havingthe leaves more pointed. It is chiefly cultivated for orna-ment or curiosity. The Citrvsjaponica or Japan Orange-shrub, is described with leaves and fruit no bigger than that of a cherry; but the latter is said to be of a grateful tasteand sweet in that, while in this it is sour and bitter. The finest plants we have seen of the Myrtle-leavedOrange-Tree, are in the gardens of Sir Joseph Banks atSpring-Grove; from a branch of one of which the presentdrawing was made. The heads of the trees are round, fullof regularly disposed branches loaded every year with bloomand fruit. The method pursued by Sir Joseph in obtainingsuch, has been by ingrafting a full-grown strong stock of theCommon Orange, with at least six scions of this variety,instead of a small stock with only one or two, as is the usualpractice. The species is native of India; and was introduced bySir Francis Carew before 1595. The present variety requires like the others to be kept ina greenhouse during the winter 347 SALVIA Mejcican Sage. DIANDRIA MOXOGYSIA. Nat. ord. Labiate. Jussieu gen. 110. Brovcn prod. 499. F^ect. I,Stamina 2 fertilia; v. dum 4- fertilia, antherse omnium dimidiatac. SALVIA, Ca/. subcampanulatus, bilabiatus, labio superiore 3-dentato,inferiore bifido. Cor. ringens. Filamenta 2 fertilia bifida, lobo altero ad-scendenti anthera dimidiata, altero sterili. Folia rugosa. Flores i-erticillato-racemosi. Brown loc. cit. 500. S. amarissima, foliis cordatis crenatis, petiolis bicallosis, caule calycibusque hirto-viscosis, bracteis ovatis ciliatis. Vahl eniim. 1. amarissima. Orteg. dec. 4. Donn cant. ed. 8. 10. WiUd. enurn. 1. 40. Altons Epit. in add. 373. Svceet hort. lond. 7; (exclmo .^yn. Hort. amara. Jacq. hort. schcenh. 3. 2. t. circinata. Cavan. ic. 4. 9. t. 318. Lag. elench. 13. Ex semine nata primo jam autumno caulis ad 2pedalem altitudinem strideattolliiur, etJior
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