. 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. Gardening. 893. The Mangosteenâ Garcin:a Mangostana (X},) One of the choicest tropiLitl fruits ley on the north side, vpith a mean temperature of 76° F. and an annual rainfall of 113 inches, whereas attempts to grow it have failed at Hope Gardens, in the Liguanea plain of the south side, with a mean temperature of 72° 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. Gardening. 893. The Mangosteenâ Garcin:a Mangostana (X},) One of the choicest tropiLitl fruits ley on the north side, vpith a mean temperature of 76° F. and an annual rainfall of 113 inches, whereas attempts to grow it have failed at Hope Gardens, in the Liguanea plain of the south side, with a mean temperature of 72° and an annual rainfall of 52 inches. Experience in southern India is much the same; it Avill grow only in valleys,ânot in the open plains. In England the tree has been grown in hothouses and the fruit ripened suc- cessfully. The Gamboge Tree is much more widely distributed, being native throughout India, Ceylon, Malaya and Siam. As one might expect, its cultivation is easy, as it stands a considerable amount of variation of moisture and heat. In Jamaica it has become naturalized in some parts of the wetter districts. Wm. Pawcett. GARDEN and GARDENING. The word Garden etyniologically means an inclosed space, and Garden- ing is, therefore, distinguished from agriculture by be- ing carried on within an inclosure of some kind instead of in the open fields. Gardening operations are usually conducted on a smaller scale than those of agriculture, and by more intensive methods. Gardening and horti- culture are really synonymous terms, but, by usage, a horticulturist is supposed to have a more extended training and wider range of activities than a gardener. Moreover, the word Gardening now suggests more of the private, homelike and personal point of view, whereas the most distinctive feature of American hor- ticulture is the immense commercial importance of fruit-growing on a greater scale than that of Old World Gardening, and a marked emphasis of the professional side of a fruit-g
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