. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . Indies; SECTION. IL. FRUITS. ORANGES make a considerable articleof merchandize. Those called China oran-ges were first brought into Europe fromChina by the Portuguese ; and it is said,that the very tree whence all the Europeanorange trees of this sort were produced, isstill preserved at Lisbon. The China or-ange is not so hardy as the Seville, and rare-ly produces g
. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . Indies; SECTION. IL. FRUITS. ORANGES make a considerable articleof merchandize. Those called China oran-ges were first brought into Europe fromChina by the Portuguese ; and it is said,that the very tree whence all the Europeanorange trees of this sort were produced, isstill preserved at Lisbon. The China or-ange is not so hardy as the Seville, and rare-ly produces good fruit in England ; nor arethe leaves of the tree near so large or beau-tiful as those of the Seville orange. Thereis a great variety of sweet oranges both inthe East and West Indies, some of whichare much more esteemed than those now inEurope : but as they are much tenderer,they will not thrive in that country withthe common culture. There are several va-rieties of the orange tree, but they may allbe referred to the sweet, or China orange,and the bitter, or Seville orange, the juice ofwhich is sour. Those most esteemed, and5* 54 FAMILY CITRON. LEMON. OLIVE. that are made presents of as rarities in the Indies, are no larger than abilliard-ba
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