. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. 180 Citrus Fruits growth, and as the tops become thin, numerous water sprouts push out from the trunk. The fruit is small and appears to be more susceptible to splitting and sun- burn. Too much humus (a condition very rare in arid countries) causes too great a vegetative growth at the expense of fruit wood, while the fruit tends to grow large,. Fig. 54. — Cull oranges used as a humus-forming fertilizer. c
. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. 180 Citrus Fruits growth, and as the tops become thin, numerous water sprouts push out from the trunk. The fruit is small and appears to be more susceptible to splitting and sun- burn. Too much humus (a condition very rare in arid countries) causes too great a vegetative growth at the expense of fruit wood, while the fruit tends to grow large,. Fig. 54. — Cull oranges used as a humus-forming fertilizer. coarse, thick-skinned, and poor flavored. The optimum amount of humus for citrus trees in California has not been determined with any degree of certainty. No doubt it varies with the distance from the coast, being higher in the hot, interior valleys. It is suggested that manure, or its equivalent in other vegetable matter, to the depth of two inches over the entire surface of the land once a year. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coit, J. Eliot, b. 1880. New York : The Macmillan Company
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