6 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



dinned into our ears, but that time has not yet arrived 

 and appears still to be in the far distant future. 



Not all our American markets have yet been supplied 

 and into many of them the pomelo, for instance, has not 

 yet penetrated. The great northwestern portion of the 

 continent, across the Canadian line, is being populated 

 rapidly and there will be new markets for many days to 

 come, both in the United States and Canada. 



The people of the American continent are a fruit con- 

 suming people, and have the means at their disposal for 

 satisfying their tastes. 



On the whole, the growing of citrus fruits offers as 

 good inducements for honest effort as any branch of hor- 

 ticultural work in which a man may engage. 



