. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 10 TllK AVOCADO IS FLORIDA. Tin: MKKI) IJKl). Seed iiitiy J)e ohtaintMl in lait^c (jiiaiititii's cliiriiiu; tin; ri[H»niiij/ M^uson from soiitlu'iii Floi'ula, ('uIki, and other places in the Antillean icj^itjii. At the present time i^imd seeds eost from 1 ^ to 2 cents each. 'I'hese prices seem somewhat hi^h, hut every seed is nearly certain to maiv(i a siicullin*^. The seed l)ed should ])e made in some moist locality, in soil fie(i from rocks and containing- un al)undance of N'eoetahlt! matter. The rows may })e mad(5 such distances apart as will s
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 10 TllK AVOCADO IS FLORIDA. Tin: MKKI) IJKl). Seed iiitiy J)e ohtaintMl in lait^c (jiiaiititii's cliiriiiu; tin; ri[H»niiij/ M^uson from soiitlu'iii Floi'ula, ('uIki, and other places in the Antillean icj^itjii. At the present time i^imd seeds eost from 1 ^ to 2 cents each. 'I'hese prices seem somewhat hi^h, hut every seed is nearly certain to maiv(i a siicullin*^. The seed l)ed should ])e made in some moist locality, in soil fie(i from rocks and containing- un al)undance of N'eoetahlt! matter. The rows may })e mad(5 such distances apart as will suit con\cnience fi'oni 1 to 4 feet. Plac-e the seeds fi-om 4 to 0 inches apart in a drill 8 oi- 4 inches deep; tiriu the soil about the seed and cover 2 or 3 inches det»p. Supply a heav}"" cover of uiidch. As soon as the seedlino-s (see ho-. 1) ai)pear above j^round, fertilizer may be applied. The nudch should be turned back, the fertilizer raked in or cultivated in, and the mulch replaced. If the seedlings are to be i-(MUoved to the nursery soon, fertilizing and cultivating may be omitted. Keuioval to the uursery luav be deferred until seasonable weather. THE NUKSEin. For starting a nursery the })est land should be selected, especiall}" such as is fairly dry though never suti'ering from drought. Land that is subject to Hooding should by all means be avoided. AVhile the trees are able to live in standing water for two or three weeks, they become sub- ject to attack b^- various forms of 'disease. When practicable, a gen- erous application of fertilizer should be made two or three weeks before the trees are set out. It should be in, in the usual way. The land should nto a first-class state of Fig. 1.—Seedling avocado in December from seed i)lanted in September (somewhat slow in starting, bnt otherwise apparently nor- mal): (a) First shoot to start; (b) second shoot starting from the axil of the incipient leaf; (c) third shoot to start—in case of
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