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some of them have given from tQs. to 6 )s. aet in oa^ year — sich. A.U 

 of these trees are growing on ani are su rounded by soli I rock —orange 

 trees grow on the dwarf walls of the hois3 and I have one so pla^i 

 that his been cut down many times and has at this momont thrown up 

 a vigorous shoot 12 fee" high. 



How is this ? plant and take care of them ani they will not grow, but 

 yet they appear to thrive in such unlikely spots as I have described." 



To explain this, the following remarks are offered for consideration: 



Trees that spring up naturally are an extremely small percent ige of 

 all the seeds that are scattered about. 



Seeds vary greatly in constitution, and it is only the small number 

 that 'ire peculiarly strong that will grow at all in tn^ hap-hazird way 

 in which they are dropped about by birds &3. Tnea out of these only 

 a smill percentag3 will find conditions of soil ani situition suitable to 

 their growth, and the very few seedlings that survive in their struggle 

 for ex : stence will be so strmg in constitution thit it is very ditn;uU o 

 kill th^m. 



On toe other hand there is nothing much to guide the cultivator 

 about the constitution of seeds and seedlings They are taken care of, 

 and given every possible chance to make a good start in life. It may 

 go happen that they are all of weakly constitution, and no amount of 

 cultivation will make much of th?m In such cases it is better to plant 

 new seedlings and try again 



Again, the cultivated seedlings may be planted out under most un- 

 favourable conditions for growth. The soil may be mo >t una li table for 

 many reasons, and experiments are necessary to find out what is wrong. 

 It may be want of cultivation, or planting too deep, or the absence of 

 lime or one of the essential elements in tbe soil. 



When self-sown seedlings^are found dung wsll growing on rock, but 

 plants put out on cultivated soil close by are sickly, there is not mu^h 

 doubt that what they find in the rock, namely lime, is deficient in the 

 soil, and also that their main roots are in an aivantagoous position, not 

 buried too deeply. 



Varieties. 

 By H. Q. Levy. 



"With refereace to what I am about to say on the above subject, I 

 want it to be clearly unierstood that I speak from the standpoint of one 

 who has had only five years' exporience of citrus cu'ture, ani while 

 during that time I have used my intellect, suo'i as it is. fci the b )st 

 advantage, yet I desire my rem irks only to be used as a bisis from 

 which others who have not had even that period of experience can 

 start and experiment for themselves, and in their turn give us the 

 benefit of their individaal experience. 



I have always held that oir will Jamaica oranges as they 

 are being shipped at presont, without any classification of varieties, 

 and in most cases without griding as to ke3pin* qa. ilicies, coVir 

 or flavour, will never prov3 a success in any' market except there 

 be no oranges from )ther smrces ; for while such oranges as are shipped 

 from Florida, Oilifornia, and European groves meet badmirkets as 

 most products will at timjs, selling ordinary famiica oraug3s on suo la- 



