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THE FRUIT PLANTATION 



valleys and in other parts of the state. In Florida, pine 

 lands with a clay subsoil are generally preferred for 

 oranges, but if properly handled good results can be 

 obtained from hammock land. As elevated spots cannot 

 be secured, a timber belt surrounding the orchard or 

 along the north and west sides is desirable. 



218. Oonshiu orange, one of the Tangerine type. 



The distance for the large -growing kinds in the orchard 

 is from twenty-five to thirty feet each way, but the half- 

 dwarf kinds such as Bahia or Washington Navel may be 

 as close as twenty feet each way, although twenty -five 

 feet will be desirable. If the roots are sacked, the trees 

 should be placed in the hole without removing the cover- 

 ing and the soil should then be packed about them, but 

 if they are puddled, a mound should be made in the bot- 

 tom of the hole. In the center an opening should be 

 made into which the tap-root can be inserted. After the 



