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of liigh and dry lands not mucli subject to foot rot, sweet 

 orange, lemon and pomelo, are probably the best stocks. On dry 

 lands, sour stock, although much used, does not always give 

 satisfaction. Lemon Stocks, particularly the Florida rough 

 lemon, is a very excellent stock for dry sterile lands, as it is a 

 very vigorous grower, doing fairly well in soil where the sweet 

 orange would perish. It is so easily injured by cold, however, 

 that it is safe only in southern localities. Pomelo is also a 

 more vigorous grower than sweet orange, and is probably a 

 better stock for dry lands, but it is more tender, and should be 

 budded near the ground or its use limited to southern regions. 

 In regions where foot rot is prevalent, sweet orange and lemon 

 stock should never be used, as they are very particularly sub- 

 ject to this disease. The lime, which is a very vigorous 

 growing stock, similar to the lemon, is used to some extent in 

 soathern Florida as a stock for the orange, and is said to be 

 excellent for barren scrub and rocky locations The hardy 

 trifoliolate orange is used to limited extent as a stock for the 

 orange, but has not always given thoroughly satisfactory 

 results. Tangerine and China (Mandarin) do well on any of 

 the stocks used for the common sweet orange, but as the grower 

 usually desires to increase the size of these varieties it is prob- 

 ably prefeiable to bud them on rough lemon stock. The 

 Satsuma, which is a hardy variety, is very extensively budded 

 on the hardy trifoliolate orange, on which it is said to do well. 

 It also gives good results on sweet orange, which is probably the 

 best stock to use in southern locations, but does not do well on 

 sour orange stock, the rough lemon being considered the most 

 desirable, as it is the most vigorous grower. In selecting 

 stocks it is also important that the latitude and local 

 climate be carefully considered. The various Citrus species used 

 as stocks for grafting or budding vary greatly in their re- 

 sistance to cold. The following is a list of stocks commonly or 

 sometimes used, and is arranged in order of hardiness, the 

 hardiest being placed first : — Taifoliolate orange, sour orange, 

 bitter sweet orange, sweet orange, pomelo, rough lemon (or 

 lemon) lime, and citron. In localities where there is danger of 

 severe freezes, no matter what stock is used, the point of union 

 should be placed near or below the surface of the soil, so that 

 the buds may be saved in case of freezes. 



In regard to the effect of stock on the character of the fruit, 

 it may be said that while some growers claim to have observed 

 that the fruit is rendered coarser and thicker skinned by bud- 

 ding on vigorous, rapidly growing stocks, like the pomelo and 

 the lemon, yet it is certain that the difference is very slight, and 

 in most cases hardly perceptible. In this connection all that 

 needs to be considered is, that stocks of this nature tend to 



