Budding very low subjects your bud to be beaten by the sand thrown 

 up by heavy rains. The bud should be inserted just above the third 

 leaf from the bottom of the stock Ten days after, if the bud is firm, 

 cut the stalk diagonally six inches above the bud, cutting about one 

 third through the stock. Then bend the top part of the stock back 

 until it tears, so as to prevent it rising again 



By this method the circulation in the stock is kept up, and the por- 

 tion turned d«-wn should remain attached to the stock until the bud is 

 eighteen inches high Then you may remove the old stock whr h is 

 lying on the ground. 



Six inches are left above the bud i»i order to tie the new bud to it to 

 keep it straight, and to prevent its being broken off or strained by the 

 wind. 



After the bud is put in the stock and the stock has been turned 

 down, gormandizers will appear; unless these are removed they will 

 starve the bud 



When your bud is bard enough and fit for healing over v\hich is 

 ascertained by the bulge at the juncture between the bud and the 

 stock, you should cm away the original stock low down and allow ihe 

 bud to heal over. 



Buds should be pinched back regularly i i order to harden and 

 straighten them. 



Two shoots ought not to be allowed to remain growing from one eye. 



No plant should be lifted for setting out until it has a strong second 

 growth, so that the first growth is hard 



Seven days before lifting for planting out, the pi nit should be cut 

 back which will cause the eyes to swell. 



In lifting, water should be freely used and the roots preserved, espe- 

 cially the small ones. 



Before planting, all damaged roots should be cut off, and long roots 

 cut reasonably short. 



Packing for Exportation. 



Young citrus trees should be packed in strong wooden cases with 

 plenty of apertures for air. See that the roots are enveloped in moss 

 in order to maintain their moist condition. 



Planting. 



Dig holes 2 feet wide by 1 ft deep, 20 feet apart each way, a week 

 before planting. The eaith out of the holes should be placed in two 

 heaps on either side of the hole, and the land must be well drained. 

 Expose the roots as little as possible, and cut off the injured and bro- 

 ken ones. Dip the roots in a bucket of thick wood ashes and water. 

 Draw the surface soil round the hole into it, leaving the two heaps 

 intact When the hole is full, add from the heaps and form a mound, 

 on the top of which place your plant, allowing all the roots to be in 

 their natural positions, ^^ee that the tap root is not bent, place the 

 earth firmly round it. Raise the lateral roots with the back of your 

 hand, and straighten them to their full natural lengths, and cover with 

 fine surface earth about two inches deep. Crown roots should be 4 to 

 6 inches above the surrounding land. Press the earth firmly down 

 after planting. 



