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These facts in retpect to the ability of different species 

 of citrus to endure a low temperature, is a matter of much 

 importance to those planting groves, and should be taken 

 into consideration when selecting stocks and varieties to be 

 planted in exposed situations. The sweet orange, budded 

 on lemon stocks, although making rapid and large growth, 

 have suffered more than on any other ; hence, all thiigs 

 considered, the wild orange stock is to be preferred for 

 budding the sweet orange. For hardiness and ability to 

 flourish on any soil, wet or dry, rich or poor, the wild 

 stock is the best. 



CONCLUSION. 



The writer desires to state that in preparing this little 

 work for the press, no particular style or phraseology has 

 been attempted, but on the other hand, he has endeavored 

 to present facts as they appeared, in as plain and direct a 

 manner as possible. He has strenuously avoided the use 

 of all technical terms, and striven to present his ideas in 

 language that all could understand. 



It is not pretended that this book presents all the facts 

 worth knowing in the culture of the orange. There are 

 many things yet to learn. Neither is it claimed that the 

 writer's mode of culture is the best. Others, by pursuing 

 a somewhat different course may reach satisfactory results. 



But after some years of close attention and experi- 

 ence, with a fair share of success, he believes his concln 

 sions are entitled to some degree of consideration. It is 

 believed, with his present knowledge of orange culture, the 

 writer could accomplish as much, or more in six years, 

 than he has in the last ten ; and that any one who will fol- 

 low the hints herein set forth may succeed equally well. 



With these remarks, this little volume is respectfully 

 submitted to the scrutiny of an intelligent and liberal pub- 

 lic. 



FLORIDA. 



" Know'st thou the land where the lemon trees bloom, 

 Where the gold orange glows in the deep thicket's gloom, 

 Where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, 

 And the groves are of laurel, and myrtle and rose ?" 



