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ting will grow over, and make healthy roots, and produce a 

 better tree than the large cuttings. 



WHAT TO BUD THE LEMON ON. 



It has been claimed that if the lemon be budded on any- 

 thing but lemon stock, that the lemons will lose their elon- 

 gated shape, and that they will become roundish, especially if 

 budded on the orange. 



I have often observed roundish lemons on trees budded on 

 orange stock, but they are so few that it is hardly noticeable. 



One fact must be borne in mind, and that is that the orange 

 is less susceptible to Gum disease, and that it is hardier, and 

 more able to support the heavy weight of the fruit and foliage ; 

 and also, that lemons budded on orange stock never blow 

 over; and another fact that cannot be contradicted is, that 

 the quality of the lemon grown on orange stock cannot be 

 surpassed. 



