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dollar-and-cent result which our bud selection will show as soon as the trees are 
old enough to be permitted to hold the fruit. 
Root System 
One of the most important points 
in a citrus tree is a good system of 
roots, and we have not overlooked 
this point in locating our nurseries. 
We selected light land on which to 
make our nurseries because of the fact 
that there we get a better root system. 
We do not push the growth of the 
trees by over-fertilizing, and we there¬ 
fore force the tree to develop the 
maximum root system in order to get 
sufficient nourishment from the ground. 
By heavy fertilization we could easily 
obtain marketable sizes of trees in a 
much shorter time; but the root de¬ 
velopment would suffer and we prefer 
to go to the expense of taking care of 
the tree one year longer rather than 
to sell our customers trees that are 
not perfect in root system. Trees 
grown in our nursery will do well on 
any land that will grow citrus trees. 
If transplanted to light land they are 
TREE TRIMMED FOR SHIPMENT 
TWO-YEAR BUD AS IT GROWS 
IN NURSERY 
at home and know just what to do. If set on rich 
land they will do extra well because of the excel¬ 
lent root system through which they take their 
nourishment from the soil. 
If, in digging trees in our nurseries for ship¬ 
ment, there should be found a tree without suffi¬ 
cient roots to make it a good tree after being set 
to grove form, we would discard it as a cull and 
not allow it to be shipped. 
Many of our customers, in acknowledging 
receipt of trees, mention the remarkable strength 
of their root system; and the thriving condition 
of groves planted with our trees shows what such 
root system will do for the citrus grower. 
