Cultivation of the Orange and Lemon. 1 1 1 



of drainage, trenching, and various fertilizers was tried 

 in addition. 



" For convenience of reference, the series of experi- 

 ments undertaken are here called A, B, C, and D. 



" A consisted of a ridge three feet high, ten feet wide 

 at the base, sloping to six feet wide at the top ; the 

 whole composed of demolition mortar, and a fair amount 

 of broken brick mixed up with it. 



" B, a similar ridge as to dimensions, but composed of 

 two parts natural soil (a poor yellow loam), one part 

 alluvial clay, one part decayed sweepings,. and one part 

 demolition mortar as used in A. 



11 C. A trench four feet deep and ten feet wide was 

 dug. In its bottom large lumps of fused bricks 

 (kun/ur*) were laid to a depth of one and a-half feet. 

 To keep the soil from washing in and filling the inter- 

 stices a thick layer of palm leaves and other leaves was 

 laid over the kunjur. The trench was then filled to 

 the surface level with the following compost : Three 

 parts natural soil, one part alluvial clay, two parts de- 

 cayed sweepings, all being well mixed together. 



" D. A line ten feet wide was trenched two feet deep, 

 and the soil to that depth enriched, as the trenching 

 proceeded, with night soil, decayed sweepings, and 

 alluvial clay. 



"When all the soil of these experimental plots had 

 consolidated, two plants of each of the following were 

 put down on each plot, viz.: Sylhet, Nagpore,t and 

 Malta oranges, and Lucknow and Agra kaghzi limes. 



" With reference to growth in the case of the kaghzi 

 limes, the trees are mostly equal in development and 

 vigour on all plots, a slight advantage being perceptible 



* I believe in England these are called "clinkers," and nre used 

 for rock-work. 



t Sylhet and Nagpore oranges are simtaras. 



