40 ORANGE CULTURE IN FLORIDA. 



from the nursery, root-prune the young plants. 

 This can be done by pushing a sharp spade eight 

 or ten inches deep on each side, and six inches 

 from the rows. This can be done more expedi- 

 tiously by placing a revolving cutter on a plow to 

 be drawn by a horse. This method of root-pruning 

 has all the advantage of replanting, with the addi- 

 tional advantage of great saving of labor and little 

 check to the growing plants. 



