. California citrus culture. Fruit-culture; Citrus. Fig. 10.—Showing bud inserted and the wrappings. In some cases a. few limbs are left to promote vigor. (After Lelong.) of orchards should be close, and the fresh cut at once waxed over. In case Fuller's rose weevil attacks the buds, as they are wont to do, the insects may be headed off by winding loose cotton about the trunk below the bud. The beetles are wingless, and so can reach the buds only by crawling up the trunk. The cotton will prevent this. Citrus trees can be started by grafting, by slips, or by layering, but as none of these metho
. California citrus culture. Fruit-culture; Citrus. Fig. 10.—Showing bud inserted and the wrappings. In some cases a. few limbs are left to promote vigor. (After Lelong.) of orchards should be close, and the fresh cut at once waxed over. In case Fuller's rose weevil attacks the buds, as they are wont to do, the insects may be headed off by winding loose cotton about the trunk below the bud. The beetles are wingless, and so can reach the buds only by crawling up the trunk. The cotton will prevent this. Citrus trees can be started by grafting, by slips, or by layering, but as none of these methods are now in vogue in our citrus orchards it is needless to discuss them 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 California. State commission of horticulture. [from old catalog]; Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. [Sacramento, Cal. ] Printed at the State printing office, W. Richardson
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