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    Oranges and lemons

    Sep 28, 2021 3 minutes

    In this extract from AG 2 May 1957, Christopher Lloyd, of Great Dixter fame, looks at fragrant plants in the citrus family

    137 years of practical advice 1884 The World’s Oldest Gardening Magazine 2021

    A WHIFF of orange blossom scent caught while passing a grove is a pleasure not quickly forgotten, yet scarcely to be found within 1,000 miles of our own homes. There are, however, in the citrus family a number of high-ranking hardy plants, all of them notable for their

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