. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. OR A 404 ORC ORANGE. Citrus aurantium. See Citrus. ORANGERY is a green-house or conservatory devoted to the cultivation of the genus Citrus. The best plan for the construction of such a building is that erected at Knowsley Park, and thus described by the gardener, Mr. J. W. Jones. Fig. "Measured inside, this house is four- teen and a half yards long, eight broad, and six high. In the centre of the house are eight borders, in which the oranges, &c., are planted ; these borders are all marked a. The two borders against the back wall a
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. OR A 404 ORC ORANGE. Citrus aurantium. See Citrus. ORANGERY is a green-house or conservatory devoted to the cultivation of the genus Citrus. The best plan for the construction of such a building is that erected at Knowsley Park, and thus described by the gardener, Mr. J. W. Jones. Fig. "Measured inside, this house is four- teen and a half yards long, eight broad, and six high. In the centre of the house are eight borders, in which the oranges, &c., are planted ; these borders are all marked a. The two borders against the back wall are sixteen inches broad, and three feet deep. The six borders immediately in the centre of the house are fourteen inches broad, " Two stoves immediately connected with each end of the orangery contain the collection of tropical plants bearing fruit. The communication between these stoves and the orangery is unin- terrupted by any glass or other division, so that the orange tribe are subjected to nearly as high a temperature as the tropical plants. The central borders of the orangery, as may be seen in the section, are raised a little above each other, as they recede from the front of the house. The oranges, citrons, &c., are all trained as espaliers; a light wire trellis being stretched from pillar to pillar parallel with the borders, and about eight feet high. The spaces, b, between the borders being about three feet wide, permit a person to walk along between the plants, for the pur- pose of pruning, watering, &c. These spaces are of the same depth as the borders, and were originally filled with tan ; but part of this is now removed, and its place is filled with good soil. In this some fine climbing plants have been turned out, amongst which are several plants of Passijlora quadrangu- laris, which bear an abundant crop of fine fruit. Besides these, there are also two fine plants of the beautiful new Gardenia Sherbournia. These, and other climbers, are trained up
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