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THE QUINCE 



Although not largely grown, quinces generally find a 

 ready sale, and are desirable for home use. The trees 

 are usually planted about twelve feet each way, and may 

 be trained either in a shrub or tree form, but it will 

 generally be best to grow them with a short trunk. They 

 succeed best on a deep, moist and rich alluvial soil, and 

 require the same care as the pear. The insects and dis- 

 eases by which they are attacked are also the same as 

 upon that fruit. The Orange is the most common va- 

 iety, but Champion, Meech and Rea are sometimes grown. 



2. Sub-Tropical Fruits 



Many sections in California, Florida and Louisiana are 

 adapted to the growing of such fruits as oranges, lemons, 

 figs and other tender fruits that can only be grown under 

 glass in the northern states. In a general way they are 

 planted and cultivated in about the same manner as other 

 fruits. 



THE ORANGE 



Oranges are grown extensively in many parts of Cali- 

 fornia, but in the most favored sections there is occa- 

 sionally some injury from frost to the trees or fruit, while 

 the recent destructive freeze in Florida caused great 

 damage. The soil preferred for oranges in California is a 

 rich, deep alluvium, avoiding hard-pan or adobe subsoils. 

 Stagnant water in the subsoil is a fatal defect. Although 

 they can be grown near the ocean at a lower level, an 

 elevation of six hundred to twelve hundred feet is gen- 

 erally desirable. While Southern California is particularly 

 adapted to orange culture, the fruit is successfully raised 

 along the foot-hills of the San Joaquin and Sacramento 



