. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. FRXTITS, FRUIT-TREES, VINES, ETC. 311 ing; the best mode being by layers or cuttings, which beai the first oi second year. A warm climate is required for out-door culture. Filbert. — There are several varieties, — the Red, the Whitt the Barce- lona, or Large Cob, and the Frizzled. Filberts require a deep, light, but naturally fertile soil, without putrescent manures. They are propagated most easily from suckers, and should be well pruned. They bear in the fourth or fifth year. Lemon.—A small tree, with ovate-oblong leaves, pale-green, with a w
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. FRXTITS, FRUIT-TREES, VINES, ETC. 311 ing; the best mode being by layers or cuttings, which beai the first oi second year. A warm climate is required for out-door culture. Filbert. — There are several varieties, — the Red, the Whitt the Barce- lona, or Large Cob, and the Frizzled. Filberts require a deep, light, but naturally fertile soil, without putrescent manures. They are propagated most easily from suckers, and should be well pruned. They bear in the fourth or fifth year. Lemon.—A small tree, with ovate-oblong leaves, pale-green, with a winged stalk. Flowers red externally ; fruit pale yellow, with a juicy and Fig. very acid pulp. Generally raised from seed in the Eastern countries. In this country it may be raised at the South in the open air. Lime.—The lime has obovate leaves on a wingless stalk, small white flowers, and roundish, pale-yellow fruit, with a nipple-like termination. The leaves and general habit of the plant resemble those of the lemon; but the acid of the pulp of the fruit, instead of being sharp and powerful, is flat and slightly bitter. The figure (190) represents the South American lime. Olive. —The olive grows on a branchy, low, evergreen tree, requiring a warm climate and dry soil. The fruit is much in use for pickles, and in Europe a rich oil is extracted from the pulp, the fruit being first broken in a mill, and reduced to a sort of paste. It is then subjected to the action of a press, and the oil swims on the top of the water in the vessel beneath. In pickling, the fruit is simply preserved '«i salts and water. Fig. 189,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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