OKANGKS AND LEMONS IN CARRARA. -l!)l 



room ; no remedy has yet been found. All birds destroy the injurious 

 insects. 



Fertilizers. Farm manure is the bent; it lasts two years. Rags, 

 horn scrapings, and sesamum are also used. The manure is placed at 

 the foot of the tree in November; 100 kilos of dung, 30 kilos of rags, 15 

 kilos of sesamum or horn scrapings ; the quantity of manure is accord- 

 ing to the strength of the trees. 



AUGE CLERICY, 



Consular Agent. 



UNITED STATES CONSULAR AGENCY, 

 Mentone, May 15, 1890. 



ITALY. 



CARRARA. 



REPORT BY CONSUL RIOE. 

 [From statistics supplied by the consular agent at Carrara.] 



ORANGES AND LEMONS IN CARRARA. 



Varieties. There is no special nomenclature for the oranges grown 

 within this district; the only ones differing from the common ones are 

 the red ones called sanguigni. The mandarins and citrons are raised 

 but on a limited scale. 



The lemons grown within this district are divided into two classes 

 the sweet lemons with the thick rind, and the bitter ones with a thin 

 one ; the latter are much smaller, but contain more juice and are better 

 for preserving, therefore more in demand. 



Situation. Lemons and oranges are produced, but not extensively ; 

 generally cultivated about 4 kilometers from the sea, with about 50 to 

 100 meters elevation, the most preferable position being one with a 

 southern warm aspect, but bearing in mind that there is always an 

 undersoil of gravel. 



Climate. The maximum temperature is 30 degrees centigrade, mini- 

 mum, .05. Medium annual fall of rain, 395 millimeters, the greater part 

 of which falls durirg the months of October, November, December, 

 and January. 



Irrigation. The irrigation is done two or three times a year, from 

 July to September, that is, during the ripening of the first crop of lem- 

 ons and when the second crop is in blossom. 



Fertilizers. The plants are manured and hoed once a year, usually 

 during the winter. The manures used are generally stable manures, and 

 in the spring they are also enriched with liquid sewage. 



Pruning. The plants are pruned almost to the very top every two 

 years. 



Picking. Lemons are gathered at various turns during the year and 



