fore the public by gentlemen connected with the U. S.Department and by authori¬ 
ties in the citrus industry. One further, 
and perhaps the greatest, advantage of 
the Sour Stock tree is the fact that on 
account of its more or less dormant 
stage during the winter months the sap 
is not so soon drawn back into the trees 
thus allowing the fruit to remain in 
perfect condition on the tree, when 
fruit on trees on other stock have be¬ 
come dry and unfit for the market. 
^ With all these arguments in favor of 
the Sour Stock trees, we firmly believe 
it to be in the interest of the Florida 
citrus industry that in new groves the 
Sour Orange Stock should be used 
preferably and that the use of the 
Rough Lemon stock be limited to the 
few cases where soil conditions or the 
necessity of making a great show of 
the growth in the first few years favor 
this stock. 
Our Bud Selection 
Anyone familiar with horticulture 
knows the great importance of proper TREE THREE YEARS OLD 
bud-selection. It is the bud that gives 
the tree the fruit-bearing quality, 
hence the best results can be obtained 
only if the tree has been budded with 
wood coming from a first-class bearer. 
TREE FOUR YEARS OLD 
Our nurseries were fortunate 
enough to establish permanent con¬ 
nection with some of the best Florida 
groves; groves that bring crop after 
crop with remarkable regularity, the 
fruit of which invariably commands 
the highest market price. It is from 
these groves that we get our bud 
wood, and this is the reason why trees 
from our nurseries prove to be such 
prolific bearers. It has often been re¬ 
marked by visitors, that even our 
young trees in the nurseries show an 
exceptional amount of bloom. Proper 
bud-selection* is the answer. 
Buyers of trees from our nurseries 
will be delightfully surprised at the 
