LOCATION 
In selecting a suitable location for a citrus grove several things must be considered. 
The grower should select a place as free from cold as possible, and it is a well known 
fact that some places are more subject to cold than others even tho they are only a few 
miles apart. Many factors, such as altitude, latitude, air drainage, wind breaks and 
large bodies of water have this influence. The last named factor plays a very impor¬ 
tant part in cold prevention. Good air drainage is essential, and as a rule the higher 
lands are better drained than the low lands for cold air being heavier than the warm 
air sinks to the lower places. For this reason it is better to locate a grove on the side 
of an elevation or the top of it. Pockets, that is, low lands so situated as to receive cold 
air from a higher place, should be avoided. 
Transportation facilities should not be overlooked in selecting a location for good 
roads are highly desirable and the distance from a grove to shipping station should be 
duly considered. 
SUGGESTIONS FOR SETTING TREES 
As it is impossible for the Nursery to know the kind of land on which the trees 
are to be planted, we offer the following suggestions which should be followed by 
the grower in setting trees: Where trees are to be set on high, well-drained land, a 
good long tap root should be left; where the land is low and the water comes close 
to the top, or in contact with the tap root, the latter should be cut off short, pos¬ 
sibly to about four to five inches. This is absolutely necessary in order to get the 
best results in any part of the State. 
Trees should be set by experienced men who will carefully spread the laterals, 
working the dirt well around the roots with the fingers, and water them in the pro¬ 
cess. If the trees are to be planted where they will be exposed to strong winds, we 
would suggest staking them, tying the stakes on the side next to the wind. The 
