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Oranges and Lemons of India. 



adding leaf mould and sand. The proportion I use 

 is two parts silt, one part sand, and one part leaf 

 mould. (It should not be forgotten that lime enters 

 largely into the composition of the citrus wood, and 

 that if the soil does not contain it as kunkur, or in 

 some other form, it should, I think, be added. E.B.) 

 When the holes are filled with the above mixture 

 they should be watered, and the soil allowed to settle 

 down. After planting, you should water liberally. 

 The after treatment consists in mulching (top dressing) 

 with leaf mould and cow manure. 



" The kaghzi nimboo is rather difficult to strike from 

 cuttings. With lemons, 80 to 90 per cent, will strike, 

 and with oranges, I consider 60 per cent, a good 

 average. 



" The advantage of layering is that you get a rooted 

 plant with greater certainty, but the process is no 

 quicker than propagating from cuttings. Of course 

 you can obtain a larger plant by layering than you 

 can from cuttings in a given time." 



The Suntara Orange Gardens of Delhi. 



In the month of October, 1886, I visited the Delhi 

 fruit gardens in search of information about the 

 suntara orange. In Delhi this orange is called 

 either sinlra, sungtara, or rungtra. I expected to 

 find there first-rate gardens of this fine orange, but 

 was much disappointed. Everywhere I saw very 

 great slovenliness of cultivation. Forest trees are 

 allowed to become mixed up with the orange bushes. 

 Nowhere did I find a neatly-cultivated orchard of this 

 suntara variety. 



The Delhi cultivators say that it likes the shade of 

 other trees, and does best under the shade of the 



