CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



duction, from a commercial standpoint, of these two fruits 

 is among the most important of recent American horticul- 

 tural achievements. 



The following statistics may be interesting, as show- 

 ing the past and present status of the citrus industry : 



OUTPUT OF FLORIDA CITRUS FRUITS. 



YEAR 



BOXES 



1884-85 . .' 600,000 



1885-86 900,000 



1886-87 1,260,000 



1887-88 1,450,000 



1888-89 1,950,000 



1889-90 2,150,000 



1890-91 . .' 2,450,000 



1891-92 3,261,843 



1892-93 3,400,000 



1893-94 5,055,367 



1894-95 6,000,000 



1895-96 75,000 



1896-97 150,000 



1897-98 216,000 



1898-99 .' 225,000 



1899-1900 400,000 



1900-01 750,000 



1901-02 1,000,984 



OUTPUT OF CALIFORNIA CITRUS FRUITS. 



