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CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



Everything should be in readiness for building the 

 fires. Sufficient kindling should be distributed. Nothing 

 is better for starting the fires than the waste (chips cov- 

 ered with rosin), obtained from the turpentine stills, 

 but in addition kerosene or crude petroleum should be 

 provided. Kain frequently accompanies the cold, in which 

 case it is difficult to get the fires started. 



Fig 1 . 80. Orange trees on the Kinney place at Pierson, Fla., planted 

 in 1888 and successfully protected in '94-'95 and 

 '99 with wood fires. 



Have the wood piled together, have one man to throw 

 on a gill or so of kerosene, let another follow to 

 start the fires, followed by a third to see that they burn 

 well, and others to provide Avood arid keep the fires replen- 

 ished. Everything must be done systematically and with- 

 out delay. 



A good torch or a number of them should be pro- 

 vided for lighting the fires. Mr. W. S. Hart has an excel- 

 lent one which he uses for the purpose. It consists of a 



