![]() ![]() With good earth, which are usually plunged in a bed of manure or Seedlings, because citrons grow more promptly and are suitable for Spring up from these pips make better rootstocks than orange or lime In order to procure rootstocks which are suitable for graftingĭifferent sorts of oranges, Miller states that one must sow pips extractedįrom citrons which have turned rotten in spring. We may even divergeįrom it in several respects without risk owing to the difference inĬlimate, which is somewhat more favourable in our kingdom than in Method of cultivating oranges better known. Yet been translated into French, it will be of great benefit to make his Is well-versed in the art of cultivating plants. Present the practice recommended by Mr Miller, an English author who With regard to raising oranges from seed and grafting them, I will Grafted or buy grafted trees which Genoese merchants come to sell each Procuring oranges: one may either sow pips which are subsequently BeforeĬonsidering these points in detail, we must describe both methods of revive them followingĪny disease or accident 9. Sufficiently ventilated without allowing frost to penetrate 6. overwinter them in an orangery, which should be ![]() place them in sites of a favourable exposure during the Them with boxes proportioned to their breadth 3. prepare a good soil mix for them, which is very simple 2. Mysterious art of cultivating oranges may be reduced to the following:ġ. Multitude of preparations, cares, and precautions. Imply that great skill is necessary, and claim that these trees require a Gardeners make a mystery out of their cultivation, Oranges are easier to propagate, grow, and cultivate than isĬommonly believed. Subsist in boxes for two centuries or more. They are often enclosed and always confined, some have been known to Orange trees have the additional merit of being long-lived, and although With flowers and fruit, the latter just borne while the former are inīlossom, and of which all the organs, such as the young wood, leaves,įlowers, and fruit, have an extremely sweet and aromatic fragrance. Indeed, one cannot help admiring a tree which retains the most brilliantįoliage in all seasons, combines the attractions of being at once laden Succulent fruit of which the colour, taste, and smell are delightful. The flowers are replaced by round, fleshy, Oranges bear a large number of white flowersĭuring the whole summer, and their delicious fragrance perfumes theĪir over a distance. Each leaf has a small, heart-shaped leaf in front which serves to distinguish oranges from lemons and limes, the leaves of Pointed with a firm, smooth, even texture, and are of a soft, yellowish, If the formative pruning has beenĬarried out successfully, the tree will form a tall, straight stem and a Consequently, we will consider the orange only in Greater part of the kingdom, it grows only as a shrub, because it must ![]() Height of sixty feet with a girth of six or eight feet. In hot countries, the orange becomes a large tree, often growing to a This is what has given rise to theĬonstruction of orangeries, which presently form an integral part of the Ground during the winter, an optimum temperature has been providedįor it by means of care and shelter. The North, where even though it is too tender to remain in the open In addition to the usefulness of itsįruit, this tree is so pleasant and beautiful that it is cultivated earlier in Originally published as "Oranger," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 11:554–557 (Paris, 1765).Īn evergreen tree which is native to the warmest climates of Asia,Įurope, and even South America. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2013. "Orange tree." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Paris, 1765.ĭaubenton, Pierre (le Subdélégué). of "Oranger," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. Please see for information on reproduction.ĭaubenton, Pierre (le Subdélégué). This text is protected by copyright and may be linked to without seeking permission. Gardens and landscapes in the Encyclopédie of Diderot and D'Alembert : the letterpress articles and selected engravings. ![]()
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