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Ilia I while llic Salsiuiia oranoo trees survived and re- 

 cuperaled suirieieiilly lo bear a croj), the Wasliinglon 

 Navel orange, on account of its coming, into blossom 

 as early as the la Her part of February under conditions 

 like the winter of 1917 when the temperature went 

 down rather low, it is evident that these trees cannot 

 bear a crop. In fact, we have found that if the Navel 

 orange produces a crop every third year, it is all we 

 can expect. Therefore, as a commercial proposition, 

 this fruit should not be considered in this section. 



The tangerine, when grafted on Citrus trifoliata, 

 is equally as hardy as the satsuma. It comes into 

 blossom about the same time. It is a regular bearer. 

 The quality of the fruit produced in this section is 

 equally as good as that produced elsewhere. But it is 

 a known fact among the orchardists of South Alabama 

 and the consumers in the North and East (as the Sat- 

 suma becomes more known) that the Satsuma is far 

 superior in quality to the Tangerine. This is in our 

 judgment sufficient reason why we should not divide 

 our efforts by raising tangerines. 



With reference to other varieties, such as the Creole 

 Sweet, the Imperial Navel, etc., etc., we find that when 

 grafted on Citrus trifoliata they do equally as w^ell as 

 the Washington Navel. But what w^e have said about 

 the Washington Navel also applies to the varieties just 

 named and we recommed only planting one or two 

 trees for home use if desired. 



At the beginning of the citrus industry on a commer- 

 cial scale in South Alabama, nearly all the growers 

 planted from five to twenty-live per cent, in grape 

 fruit, particularly the Duncan variety. This variety is 

 verv hardv when grafted on Citrus trifoliata and the 

 ■quality of the fruit produced here is excellent, but as a 

 commercial proposition it is not to be recommended 

 because we do not believe that this section can pro- 

 duce grape fruit and compete with South Florida, the 

 Isle of Pines and other sections. Another reason is 

 that the gra|)e fruit has been found to be the most 

 susceptible of all Citrus trees grown in Alabama to 

 Citrus Canker and the sooner the i)lanting of grai)e 

 fruit (except for home use) is discontinued the better 

 it will be for the orange industry. 



The lemon has no place in the orchards in South 

 Alabama. Lemon trees planted in 1912 have borne 

 fruit twdce. In 1915, 1916 and 1917 they were damaged 

 l)y cold weather. They are not sufficiently hardy for our 



