Glen Saint Mary Nurseries 
Citrus Fruits 
POMELO, continued 
Pomelo and other citrus trees 
may be set out at almost any time, 
but the best seasons are November 
to March, and May and June, de¬ 
pending upon soil and weather con¬ 
ditions. 
Cultivation and 
Fertilizing 
It is the common practice 
to cultivate the Pomelo grove, 
and, with few exceptions, it is 
best to do so. The plan usually 
followed is to begin cultivation 
about the time growth starts in 
spring, and continue to cultivate at 
intervals of ten days or two weeks 
until the middle of June or the first 
of July. If the spring should be dry, 
cultivation should be thoroughly 
followed up. After cultivation has 
been discontinued for the season, 
the native grasses and weeds may 
be allowed to spring up and form 
a cover, or beggarweed may be 
sowed. If the trees are young, or 
Duncan Pomelo (see page 13) newly set, it will be necessary to 
keep the weeds hoed from about 
them throughout the season, and even older trees should be hoed, though less frequently. If the 
growth of weeds is particularly vigorous they should be cut once or twice during the summer 
and allowed to remain on the soil. 
The grove on heavy soils may be plowed once each year in November, but on lighter soils all 
the necessary cultivation may be given with disc and Acme harrows. 
It has been the usual custom to apply fertilizer twice each season — in February or March and 
again early in June; but this plan is changed by some growers in favor of more frequent applications 
in smaller amounts to avoid leaching of nitrates. The fertilizer analysis for young trees has already 
been given; but, for bearing trees, the potash should be increased to ten or twelve per cent. Stable 
manure is an unsafe fertilizer to use on citrus trees of any kind. 
Notes on Varieties 
While many varieties of Pomelos have been named and introduced, we are listing only a few 
of those which experience has proven to be the most valuable for general planting. Duncan is, in 
our experience, the hardiest of all, and it will stand as much cold as the hardiest of the sweet oranges. 
At Glen Saint Mary we have fruited Duncan successfully for years. Along the Gulf Coast it has 
given an excellent account of itself, and we are propagating it largely on Citrus trifoliata stock. 
It is a good grower on this stock, and the fruit sells well. It is a large, smooth, bright fruit, and in 
quality one of the very best. Marsh Seedless is a good variety for general planting. It is not so strongly 
Pomelo-flavored as some others, but is highly regarded by many because of its being nearly or quite 
seedless. The tree is low and spreading; often the distance across the branches is greater than the 
height. McCarty, a new variety introduced by us a few seasons ago, is noteworthy because of its 
exceptional quality, the fruit being smooth and velvety, but the strong point in its favor is that it 
is borne scattered over the tree and not in bunches. Pernambuco, an introduction from Brazil, is 
an excellent fruit, and the planter can make no mistake in using it over the larger portion of the 
Pomelo belt. Triumph is valuable as an early fruit, and for home use. Hall’s Silver Cluster is a 
good variety but bears its fruit in large bunches, and the fruits are unshapely in consequence. It is 
not so hardy as Duncan. We have a limited number of Duncan Grapefruit on Grapefruit stock. 
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