INTRODUCTORY. 



I desire to acknowledge my inability to do the subject of 

 "Citrus Culture" full justice, owing to the very limited time 

 at my command in its preparation ; but enough is written, 

 which is of practical experience, to aid those who are em- 

 barking in the business, and the many who have sought the 

 information from this Department. 



In the preparation of this little work I have been over- 

 cautious not to put into print too much reading matter, so 

 that the reader will not have to spend hours in reading before 

 he discovers what he desires to learn. 



I have, since boyhood, exercised great love for the culture 

 of citrus fruits, especially the Orange and the Lemon, having 

 been brought up among them. 



My father (a pioneer, and member of Colonel Stevenson's 

 regiment) was among the first to propagate citrus trees in the 

 early days of California history. 



I have, ever since these events, when there were but few 

 Citrus Orchards in the State, watched the progress Citrus 

 Culture has made. Since then we have heard the doctrine of 

 overproduction propounded, and as the years have slowly 

 rolled by, the many thousands of acres of trees which have 

 since then been planted have come into bearing, the demand 

 increasing as fast as the production, and there is no industry 

 in this State having a more promising future, and it is bound 

 to become one of the greatest of all industries of our great 

 State. 



When we compare Citrus Culture in this State with other 

 countries, with what they must do to raise a crop, the many 

 diseases they have to contend against, and having all these 



