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Dear Mr. Citrus Grower: 
Spring drouth is still a problem in many citrus areas in spite of the rains the week 
of March 24. Growers who planted within the past year should make weekly inspections 
of the plantings and be prepared to water as needed. This is a most critical period for 
plantings made this Spring -- dont let the trees go into a wilt or severe damage may 
occur. 
Fertilizing with a light mixture (4-7-5 or 5-5-5) should be made at 6-week in- 
tervals using 173 pound per tree for youngest trees and increasing to 1 pound for the 
1-year old trees. Spring nutritional spray should be applied at once, if not already ap- 
plied, using formula as listed in the [O55 Better Fruit Program, published by the Citrus 
Commission. 
Where possible we recommend that planting be made in the Winter or Spring; 
however, some organizations cannot spare the men or equipment for planting until June. 
Although the tree is ''at rest'' between flushes in June, it is never really dormant, and 
consequently the risk in planting is greater than in Winter. Therefore, if June plantings 
are to be made, adequate preparations for frequent and regular waterings and for careful 
supervision should be taken. Ten gallons of water should be used in planting and like 
amounts given each tree at intervals of 4 - 7 days afterwards. Do not make the mistake 
of depending too much upon the Summer rains. 
We can furnish the following trees for June planting: 
Rough lemon root Cleopatra root Sweet Orange root Sour Orange root 
\Parson Brown “Valencia Parson Brown Parson Brown 
~ Jaffa Temple “Surprise Navel Surprise Navel 
~Temple Tangerine Pineapple Orlando tangelo 
~Orlando tangelo Thompson Gft. Temple “Seminole tangelo 
“Minneola tangelo ~Calamondin “Duncan Gft. Duncan Gft. 
\Marsh Gft. Persian Lime Thompson Gft. Thompson Gft. 
Thompson Gft. Clementine Satsuma 
~Ponderosa Lemon ( Satsuma \King 
For Fall and Winter planting we shall have a large supply of all varieties on rough 
lemon, Cleopatra, and sour orange rootstocks. Even now we are receiving orders for 
delivery in January 1956 and although we are budding about 135, 000 trees - the largest 
number in our history -- we would urge you to place your order early. This year we 
turned down hundreds of customers seeking Valencia and Pineapple because of the very 
heavy demand. 
Again we wish to stress that we have been inspected by the State Plant Board and 
found free of the nematode causing "spreading decline". We attribute this to our policy 
of using virgin land for each year's nursery. We are now preparing new land for nursery 
for years after 1956. And we shall continue to furnish our customers superior citrus 
trees. 
Phones: 2-7541 Sincerely yours, 
2-7461 
2-7161 WARD'S NURSERY 
WARD’S NURSERY 
P. O. BOX 846 
Avon Park, Florida 
Sec. 34.66 P.L.&R. 
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