. 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. The Cltrub' Nuracry 99 of the bud being involved in any dying back which may occur. After the young shoot has grown eight or ten inches the stub of the stock is sawed off smoothly, the edges trimmed with a sharp knife, and the cut surface covered with liquid grafting w^ax. In the case of spring set buds, the same custom prevails except that some- times the stocks are only partially cut back at first. With
. 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. The Cltrub' Nuracry 99 of the bud being involved in any dying back which may occur. After the young shoot has grown eight or ten inches the stub of the stock is sawed off smoothly, the edges trimmed with a sharp knife, and the cut surface covered with liquid grafting w^ax. In the case of spring set buds, the same custom prevails except that some- times the stocks are only partially cut back at first. With late set buds there is sometimes a dan- ger of the superabun- dance of sap during hot weather ''drow^n- ing out" the buds if all the top of the stock is removed too suddenly. Occasion- ally the tops are ''lopped" or cut half through and bent down in the middles, in order to gradually change the flow of the sap. They are removed entirely after a month or six weeks. Citrus budding is often done by expert budders by con- tract at about $10 a thousand, the budder guaranteeing a 95 per cent stand and furnishing his own buds, wrapping cloth, and the like. Eight and a half dollars a thousand is a common price w^hen buds are furnished. This of course applies to regular fall Fig. 31. — Tying inserted 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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