Lemon tree just transplanted 

 from the nursery to the orchard 

 with its branches shortened in 

 as they should be. Note that the 

 crown is developed at about 28 

 inches from the ground. Citrus 

 trees headed high should be cut 

 back to a single stem, for the 

 purpose of starting the frame 

 work lower down, an important 

 point. 



gling grower and the branches must be held in 

 check by systematic annual pruning-, for left to 

 itself the fruit will be on the ends of the long un- 

 restrained branches. There are many systems of 

 pruning- but the fundamental principle is back of 

 all of them to produce compact but not too dense 

 low headed trees with a large amount of bear- 

 ing- surface on easily accessible branches. 



When the tree is first plant- 

 ed the same directions as given 

 for the orange should be ob- 

 served, but in the subsequent 

 prunings the method of pro- 

 cedure is quite different. Not 

 more than four branches are 

 selected to form the frame- 

 work of the tree. These in 

 turn are persistently cut back 

 and encouraged to assume a 

 nearly horizontal position. 

 Any branches showing an in- 

 clination to make a strong 

 growth in a vertical direction 

 are cut down and forced to de- 

 velop laterals. This continu- 

 ous pruning back has a ten- 

 dency to produce a dense mass 

 of branches and foliage, and as 

 the tree grows, some thinning 

 out is necessary. The result 

 obtained by following out this 

 system of pruning is a shapely 

 broadened out tree, liberally 

 supplied with numerous fruit- 

 ing laterals and permitting the 

 gathering of the greater part 

 of the fruit without the use of 

 long ladders. 



THE POMELO 



Commonly known as Grape 

 Fruit. There is considerable 

 confusion in the minds of 

 many people as to what a 

 Pomelo really is. From a bo- 

 tanical standpoint, the Shad- 

 dock, Grape Fruit and Pom- 

 elo all belong to the same 

 species. 



"Grape Fruit," the name 

 usually applied to this fruit, is 

 really a misnomer, but it has 

 become so customary to desig- 

 nate it as such, it is not very 

 likely that the proper name 

 will be used. The name 

 undoubtedly arose from the 

 fact of the fruit being borne 

 in clusters of from three to 

 fifteen fruits in a bunch. The 

 Pomelo is really an improved 

 Shaddock. The Shaddock, ex- 

 cept for ornamental purpose, 

 is of no practical value, for 

 the fruits are extremely large, 

 coarse, and are lacking in 

 every essential necessary to 

 make an edible fruit. The 

 Pomelo is much sought after 

 for its medicinal qualities, and 

 as a healthful breakfast relish 

 it excels every other fruit. 



Its popularity is constantly 

 increasing, and the demand 

 for it far exceeds the supply. 

 The most popular variety in 

 California is the Marsh's Seed- 

 less. As the seeds of the Pom- 

 elo are very objectionable, any 

 new varieties which are orig- 

 inated will not 



.. receive verv 



much recognition unless they 



., .. are practically without seeds, 



tree is fully as hardy as the orange, and the instruc- 

 ipns for pruning the orange will answer admirably for 

 the Pomelo. Trees should not be planted closer than 

 twenty-four feet. 



THE LIME 



Valuable for its citric acid, which is extensively used in 

 the concoction of summer drinks, and especially palatable 

 as a lemonade. The juice is also used in medicine and in 

 the arts. Its export from the West Indies constitutes an 



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