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THE ARCADIA NURSERIES, MONTICELLO, FLA. 
Pecans. 
Grafting the Pecan. The Pecan, which is by far the finest American nut, has attracted a great 
deal of attention lately. There are marvellous possibilities ahead of the man who plants a Pecan grove 
with judgment ; all the factors necessary to success must be employed. The soil and climate may be 
just right, but if the nut produced is not first-class, it will not 
sell at fancy prices. 
Points in Judging the Pecan. While size is certainly desir- 
able, it is by no means the first consideration. A rough scale 
of points by which to judge Pecans would be about as follows : 
1. Cracking qualities 20 points 
2. Flavor 20 
3- Size 18 “ 
4. Thinness of shell 15 “ 
5. Prolificness 15 “ 
6. Shape 12 “ 
Total 100 11 
Grafted Trees vs. Seedlings. Now, there are a great many 
people, and among them some otherwise reliable nurserymen, 
who claim that they can grow trees from seed that will produce nuts combining all of these good quali- 
ties. We do not think this is possible, as it is contrary to all experience, and, consequently, advocate 
the planting of grafted trees, providing the grafts are taken from trees that are known to bear just such 
nuts as are desired. But, as we are not infallible in judgment, we also offer seedling Pecan trees, grown 
from selected Paper-shell nuts, so that our customers can take their choice. 
Age of Bearing. Under favorable circumstances, a grafted tree will bear in 4 or 5 years, while a 
seedling takes two or three years longer. 
Transplanting. There is an old and absurd idea that if the tap-root is cut the tree will not bear ; 
the idea is totally without foundation, as has been proved a thousand times. If the Pecan is carefully 
transplanted it grows very readily ; we have moved one tree three times in three years, and it is now 
growing finely. We do not remember ever to have lost a tree by transplanting. 
Distance. We consider 60 feet about the proper distance apart to set Pecan trees. 
Proper Care. After the tree has begun to grow, work into the soil around it, annually, 2 or 3 
bushels of good stable manure and one of ashes, and mulch heavily with leaves. 
What do they Pay ? There is a wide difference in Pecan trees, ranging from perfect barrenness up 
to the magnificent tree that bears a crop of 500 pounds of fancy nuts which sell readily at 25 cents a 
pound. Such a tree will yield an annual revenue of $ioo, and. consequently, as an investment, this 
one tree is worth ft, 000, and an orchard of them would be worth a fortune Such being the case, 
what is to be thought of the judgment of the man who would plant an orchard of seedling trees to save 
a few dollars on the initial cost of his orchard ? 
How to Get an Orchard. If you have some skill in grafting, and want to economize, plant out a 
number of seedlings (that sell cheaply), and after they are growing well, buy 10 to 20 2-year grafted 
trees, and graft all of the seedlings with grafts cut from the grafted trees. 
The Best Way, however, is to ’buy grafted trees enough to plant out your entire orchard at once. 
Your orchard begins bearing several years sooner, and soon more than repays the first cost. 
Varieties. Out of hundreds of bearing trees in this section, we consider only three of these fine 
enough to warrant grafting from. These we have named Moore, Bolton and Clarke. 
Seedling trees, i to 2 feet 
Grafted trees, 1 to 2 feet 
PRICES. 
Each Doz. 100 
50 15 $1 00 $7 50 Grafted trees, 2 to 6 feet, 2-year 
1 00 9 00 Grafts, 6 inches long . . 
Each Doz. 100 
$1 50 $12 00 
10 1 00 $7 50 
The Satsuma Orange. 
Since the disastrous freezes of 1895 and 1899, the frost line in Florida and Louisiana has been 
pushed into the Gulf, and Orange culture abandoned, except in a few of the southernmost counties of 
these states, hence the demand for 
A Frost-proof Orange. The Satsuma or Oonshiu, is the nearest approach to this, and its many ex- 
cellent points recommend it as the standard Orange for the northern limit of Orange culture. Its rec- 
ommendations are as follows : 
Hardiness. When dormant, the Satsuma will not be hurt by a zero temperature, and this hardiness 
is increased by using the hardy Citrus trifotiata as a stock on which to bud it. 
It Bears Young. It will begin to bear at three years of age, and in case it is killed, it will put up 
from the root, and in two or three years is bearing again. 
Easily Protected. It being of a dwarfish habit of growth, it can easily be covered up with any of the 
numerous devices for protecting the Orange. 
Fancy Prices. It is a seedless kid-glove Orange, of fine flavor, and, ripening in October, before the 
main crop, always brings fancy prices. 
Productiveness. While a Satsuma tree will hardly ever bear more than 5 or 6 boxes of Oranges, 
yet, as four times as many trees can be planted on an acre as of the larger trees, the yield per acre is 
enormous. 
