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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



be done just as the growth is starting in the late spring or eariy 

 summer, and this is the opening of the dry season and rains can 

 not be expected. Therefore when the roots are arranged and 

 the top soil lightly tramped around them, water is run in the 

 hole and the earth compacted around the roots by water settling. 

 After the water has settled away, the hole is filled and the sur- 

 face left loose to prevent evaporation. 



These instructions apply to the planting out of trees which 

 are taken up with long roots and puddled. In planting out balled 

 trees, the sack is not removed, but after the tree is embedded in 

 the earth, the tying rope is cut. The sack soon decays in the soil. 



Orange trees can be successfully transplanted at different 

 times of the year, but the best time, as just stated, is after the 

 ground gets well warmed by the spring sunshine. The date 

 at which this condition arrives depends upon locality. Experience 

 seems to indicate that the young orange tree is in best condition 

 to transplant just as the new growth is starting out, and prefer- 

 ably when it has not grown out more than two inches. 



Good form secured by training. 



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Fig. 1. Orange tree at planting 



in orchard, 



3 feet high. 



