27 



Propagation 



In Jamaica this fruit tree Is propagated from seeds, or 

 by budding on the rough lemon stock. It grov/s In company 

 with the orange, and requires the same treatment. It Is not, 

 however, so liable to disease as the orange, nor Is It so much 

 affected by scale and other troublesome Insects. 



Culture 



In no place In the world has the culture of the pomelo 

 reached such perfection as In Florida, where It Is an Irapor- 

 tant commercial fruit. Its cultivation as a market fruit has 

 been extended from Florida to California and Jamica, and It Is 

 perhaps only In these localities as yet, where any of the vari- 

 eties of pomelo are grown on a corarnerclal scale. 



In Florida the pomelo Is, In general, cultivated and 

 manured the same as the orange. They are ordinarily planted 

 about 30 feet apart. It Is usually budded either on Its ov/n 

 stock or on that of the sv/eet orange or sour orange. Many 

 growers think that It gives best results when budded on Its 

 own stock, and this is very extensively practier'ed In Florida. 



Uses and Commercial Products of the Citrous Fruits 

 The juice of the fruits, the orangeade, limeade and 

 lemonade, are good quenchers of thirst. Even water alone, 

 whether Iced or unlced. Is no remedy for thirst in the hot 

 weather. It Is not knov-yn, however, hovi the lemon juice acts, 

 whether by constricting the vessels which feed the sweat 



