. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. Citrus—Orange. 321 somewhat tortuously. It is a free bloomer and fruit bearer, and begins to bloom when not more than a foot high, and like a true orange bears flowers and green and ripe fruit at the same time. It is grown in the open in the South, but in the North must be treated as a house- plant. The flowers are, when well o
. Ornamental shrubs for garden, lawn, and park planting, with an account of the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited to cultivation in the United States. Shrubs. Citrus—Orange. 321 somewhat tortuously. It is a free bloomer and fruit bearer, and begins to bloom when not more than a foot high, and like a true orange bears flowers and green and ripe fruit at the same time. It is grown in the open in the South, but in the North must be treated as a house- plant. The flowers are, when well opened, fully an inch. FLOWERING BRANCH OF ORANGE. across, and have creamy-white petals about a group of many erect stamens. They are deliciously fragrant. The fruit is small and of inferior quality, but it is edible and fully as good as some of the foreign oranges that are brought to our markets. It is seedless, well-colored, and re- mains long on the pert little tree whether in-doors or out, and with the fresh blossoms and the glossy leaves makes a beautiful plant. The otaheite endures the heat and gas of. 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 Davis, Lucius Daniel, 1826-1900. New York, London, G. P. Putnam's sons
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