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derived from it are more than counteracted by the danger of 

 having the tree scorched by the winds, which are very prevalent 

 throughout the country. 



The general directions given under the head of " Planting 

 Deciduous Trees " equally apply to citrus trees, too much care 

 cannot be taken in every detail of the work. 



Don't plant too deep. It is a mistake which is very generally 

 made throughout the country, and is of vital importance. In 

 Florida, where the soil is shallow and the climatic conditions are 

 equable, trees are often planted on the top of the ground, and 

 the soil thrown up against them ; we do not, of course, advocate 

 this, but we do say keep the place where the bud is inserted well 

 above the ground, letting the crown of the roots be covered a few 

 inches only. Many growers have told us that it is impossible to 

 keep trees clean from scale if they have been set too deep ; we 

 cannot state this from our personal experience, but we do know 

 that in Florida it is generally recognised to be a fact, and it must 

 be borne in mind that Florida is a State of shallow soils, and in 

 many instances, we believe badly drained, whereas California is 

 a country of very deep soils. We feel satisfied that in shallow 

 soils deep planting will certainly bring an orchard into an un- 

 satisfactory state sooner or later, while in deep soil it is still quite 

 an important matter to keep the trees well up in planting. 



Never manure your trees when setting them ; it is a danger- 

 ous thing to do ; wait until your trees are well established in a 

 few months, then the manure can safely be applied, and will be 

 readily and promptly brought into solution by the irrigation water, 

 which should be immediately applied ; the tree should then very 

 shortly respond. 



STOCKS. 



There has been a great amount of controversy as to the best 

 stock for growing citrus trees in this country. Mainly through 

 the scare caused by the ravages of the disease known as mal di 

 goma (root rot) there would have been no controversy on the 

 point, except for the general depredations of this disease. We 

 have studied the matter somewhat carefully, covering some years 

 now, and our opinion is that those who would try to lead planters 

 to accept the Bitter Seville as the stock for Oranges and Lemons, 

 regardless of the variety, are not doing growers any kindness. It 

 is well known to most nurserymen who grow citrus trees for sale 

 that they have had to discard the Seville stock for several varieties 

 of the citrus family, and it is a great error on the part of planters 

 to insist on this stock. The fact of the matter is that nurserymen 

 in filling the orders of those planters who insist on Seville root for 



