. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. e Orange (described inVol I, page 323) has come into prominence as a pot-plant. Fig. 1551. It is a dwarf form of the commonOrange species. It is undoubtedly the best form of Or-ange for growing in the house. The fruits are smalland handsome, and the flowers have a pinkish tingeand a
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. e Orange (described inVol I, page 323) has come into prominence as a pot-plant. Fig. 1551. It is a dwarf form of the commonOrange species. It is undoubtedly the best form of Or-ange for growing in the house. The fruits are smalland handsome, and the flowers have a pinkish tingeand are very fragrant. These plants will bloom andbear when not more than a foot high if the roots confined or the plants not overpotted. Usuallythey will bloom the greater part of the vear, but, likemost hard-wooded plants, the best results are securedif they have a period of rest, as described above. Thetemperature for all Oranges should be relatively low;that is, it should be the temperature of the intermediate house or one which will grow carnations, chrysan-themums, geraniums, and the like. There is much literature on the Orange, but there isno full and comprehensive treatise on Orange culture inNorth America. An authoritative general work onOranges is Risso and Poiteau, Hisfoire et Culture des. 1552. Japanese types of Orange. Top. Sakura-jiraa, small, dwarf in growth, coarsein quality. Second from top, Shiriwa-koji. sweet andsolid, of good quality, the rind thin and yellow. Oon-shin or Satsuma, one of the kid-glove * class. Ka-wachi, also a kid-glove Orange. Oranges, Paris. On the oriental forms and historiesof Oranges, one should consult Bonavia, The Culti-vated Oranges and Lemons of India and Ceylon, London,1890. The American books on the Orange are as fol- 1154 ORANGE lows: Garey, Orange Culture in California, San Fran-cisco, 1882 ; Moore, Treatise of Orange Culture inFlorida, Louisiana and California, New York andJacksonville, Third Edition, 1883; Manville, Pr
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