. California fruits and how to grow them. Fruit culture. How to Grow Them 305 Growing from Seed being partly cut through, buried in the soil with the terminal shoot above the ground. Layers must be kept moist. Layering may be employed to obtain a few plants easily, but, otherwise, it cuts no figure in propa- gation. Layers and cuttings, of course, re- When seedlings for fruiting are grown, select seed from a choice variety in a situ- ation where other citrus species are not grown; but the orange cannot be trusted to come true from seed, and, more than this, the seedling class for fruiting purp
. California fruits and how to grow them. Fruit culture. How to Grow Them 305 Growing from Seed being partly cut through, buried in the soil with the terminal shoot above the ground. Layers must be kept moist. Layering may be employed to obtain a few plants easily, but, otherwise, it cuts no figure in propa- gation. Layers and cuttings, of course, re- When seedlings for fruiting are grown, select seed from a choice variety in a situ- ation where other citrus species are not grown; but the orange cannot be trusted to come true from seed, and, more than this, the seedling class for fruiting purposes has. iaiidaiJ Lemon paok. produce the original variety without recourse to budding. Growth from Seed. — The orange is grown upon seedlings of the common or sweet orange; the bitter orange or orange of Se- ville, generally called "Florida sour stock," and of the Pomelo or Grape Fruit. Good plump seed should be selected in growing orange seedlings either for their own fruitage or to use as stocks for budding. been practical 1\- abandoned as unprofitable to plant, though fruit from old seedling trees is occasionally sold at a profit. In securing seed the fruit is allowed to rot and when thoroughly decayed, it is pulped by mashing in a barrel, and the mass is washed, a little at a time, on a coarse sieve, the pulp passing through, and the seed being caught on the wires, and pieces of skin thrown out. The plump seed will sink. 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 Wickson, Edward James, 1848- [from old catalog]. San Francisco, The Pacific rural press
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