Saint Mary Nurseries 
Citrus Fruits 
After transplanting in the nursery rows, the stocks are carefully fertilized and cultivated accord¬ 
ing to the methods worked out in the thirty-four years of our nursery experience. Needless to say 
that, in this period of time, we have learned how to grow the very finest nursery trees that can be 
produced. That our customers agree with us is evidenced by the annually increasing volume of our 
business. These years of experience are of untold value to our customers. 
We know the comparative value of different sorts because we are growing them in our test 
orchards. In these orchards the largest-known collections of Citrus Fruits are to be found. For 
instance, at the meeting of the American Pomological Society in Washington, in November, 1913, 
we exhibited eighty-three varieties of Citrus Fruits of our own growing. We venture to say that no 
such collection of Citrus Fruits grown by one firm was ever before brought together. Not all of these 
varieties are, of course, offered in our lists; but the best as determined by actual test throughout the 
Citrus districts are propagated. 
The varieties we are propagating are selected strains, with a straight-line history going back to 
an individual tree of known merit. In our propagation work care is taken to select well-developed 
buds from trees of authentic parentage, thus making sure that the young trees are true to name,— 
quality trees in every particular. 
At the time the trees are sold, the roots of one-year trees are three and a half to four years old. 
The age of the root has an important bearing on the established character of the trees. 
The Choice of Stocks 
Citrus trees may be grown on a great many different kinds of stocks or roots. In fact, any mem¬ 
ber of the whole Citrus family may be used for stock. Most of them, however, for one reason or 
another, are not adapted for Citrus-Fruit culture under general conditions. Practically all conditions 
of soil and climate can be met by using Sour Orange, Rough Lemon and Citrus trifoliata stocks. 
Sour Orange Stock 
No stock on which Citrus Fruits are produced is more widely used than Sour Orange; no stock is 
so well adapted for the production of healthy, vigorous trees and quality fruit under such a wide 
range of soils and climate. It is used almost entirely in Spain and the Mediterranean regions, in South 
Africa, Australia and South America. In Florida, the first budded groves were grown on Sour Orange 
stocks. It is a deep-rooted stock, healthy, free from mal-di-goma and hardy. It is adapted to the 
heavier soils, but with proper care in cultivation and fertilizing it gives excellent results on lighter 
soils. For the production of fine-quality late-keeping fruit it is unsurpassed. Whenever its use is 
possible, it should be given the preference. 
Rough Lemon Stock 
This stock produces ^ vigorous growth of the top budded upon it. It has a shallower root-system 
than Sour Orange, but is a wide-spreading feeder. It is recommended for localities where lack of 
moisture or trying soil conditions render the use of Sour Orange stock inadvisable. It is tender; 
trees budded upon it will not withstand the cold that trees on Sour Orange stock will. It is, therefore, 
not advisable to use it in the colder sections. : 
Varieties Propagated on Sour Orange and Rough Lemon Stocks 
Oranges: Boone, Mart's Late, Homosassa, King, Lue Gim Gong, Parson Brown, Pineapple, Ruby, 
Tangerine, Valencia, Washington Navel. 
Pomelos: Duncan, Hall, Marsh Seedless, Triumph, McCarty, Walters. 
Lemons: Poncierosa, Villa Franca. Limes: Tahiti, Key. 
Kumquats: Nagami and Marumi on Rough Lemon stocks. 
ON ORANGES.—On Sour Orange and Rough Lemon. 
Each 
Per 10 
100 
1,000 
$320 00 
2 to 3 feet . 
. $0 45 
$4 OO 
$35 00 
3 to 4 feet, caliper % inch to inch. 
. 55 
5 00 
45 00 
420 00 
4 to 5 feet, caliper ^i inch to K inch. 
. 70 
6 50 
60 OO 
550 00 
5 to 7 feet, caliper ^ inch to 1 inch. 
. 90 
8 00 
75 00 
700 00 
2 years, caliper 1 inch to 1^ inches. 
II 00 
IOO OO 
3 years, caliper 1 J 4 inches up... 
14 00 
125 OO 
Sa-tsuma, Tangerine, King and Limes caliper somewhat less than the measurements given 
abdve on-account of their more slender growth. We reserve the right to sell either by height or cali¬ 
per. All Citrus trees are pruned for planting before shipment. 
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