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the four 'localities, the differences being, no doubt, due to 

 difference in climatic conditions. A moderate degree of cold 

 during a fairly prolonged period, say from November to 

 April, is needed for the proper growth of the trees and the 

 proper formation of fruits. We have known of persons 

 taking the trouble of importing along with orange seedlings 

 from Sylhet as much soil as practicable to give the seedlings, 

 as they thought, a good start in the soil of Calcutta. But it is 

 the climate and not the soil that makes the difference. A 

 plantation of orange trees should be protected from strong 

 breeze, specially strong sea-breeze. Screens of living forest 

 are the best. The soil should be well drained and above inun* 

 dation level and fairly rich, that is, richer than soils chosen 

 for growing timber trees. If chemical analysis is possible, 

 it should be ascertained if the soil chosen is particularly rich 

 in lime and phosphates. Nepaulese cultivators put bones of 

 animals in the hollow where an orange tree is transplanted!" 

 If the soil is not particularly rich in phosphates this method 

 should be followed. The holes where orange seedlings are 

 transplanted should be made pretty wide, say 5 or 6 ft. in 

 diameter, though they need not be made deep as the roots of 

 the orange tree do not penetrate very deep into the soil but 

 have a tendency to spread laterally. Rotten manure should 

 be put in the holes in addition to whole bones. The planting 

 should be done 20 to 25 ft. apart, in regular lines. Seedlings 

 do better ultimately than grafts, though the latter bear fruit 

 earlier. Seed should not be gathered from grafts which may 

 have had a lemon or a citron stock, as the result from such 

 seed might or might not be true orange but a hybrid. Ma- 

 ture, full grown and earliest fruits from the topmost branches 

 should be gathered for seed. Only those pips should be 

 chosen which are round and large, flat and shrivelled seeds 

 being rejected. The seed should be sown in drills 3 inches 

 deep. The seed-bed should be protected with mats, in the 

 usual way, from sun and rain, The seedlings should be left 



