. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. ORANGE Anotlier promiin-nt stock for citrous trees is the wild harily C'.V, â ⢠', , /. r/.; of Japau. It is a very thorny deciiiii'M In. I -iiuewhat dwarf habit, succeeding well ":i I _. land not too dry. It influences the cion ^lw^\lu^ :,,' ii it to a great extent and causes a ;
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. ORANGE Anotlier promiin-nt stock for citrous trees is the wild harily C'.V, â ⢠', , /. r/.; of Japau. It is a very thorny deciiiii'M In. I -iiuewhat dwarf habit, succeeding well ":i I _. land not too dry. It influences the cion ^lw^\lu^ :,,' ii it to a great extent and causes a ; ;c uf harciine^ss iiL'-ain^t i^nld, as well as earlier ripening of fruit ; tin- i iv, it-, ir 1, very late in the spring and ripens ii- > |.natively early. In north Florida and uLm ; ili. . ..asi, it is now being largely planted, all \ari,.|ies of Orange, pomelo, kumquat, etc., with more or less like- lihood of successful fruition. It will probably never be wanted as a stock in localities free from frosts. The Orange tree is also worked to a small extent on the roots of other citrous trees, as pomelo, lime, bitter-sweet Orange, etc., with more or less success, as the nature of the land determines. Propagation of these various trees is usually effected by seed. For s\'t s.^'.-lliiigs intended for orchard planting, the ^...1 i- . 1 selected from the fruit of very best â the vigorous plants are saved; for tli. , I"- worked by budding or grafting to vari .m ..n . seed is taken from any fruit available, whctlur good in quality or not. The seeds are squeezed out of the fruit by hand, after cut- ting the skin, and not allowed to dry. The seed of Citrus trifoliata may be dried, as it keeps longer without loss of vitality. Seed-beds are prepared by thoroughly digging and pulverizing the soil, which should be of a light or sandy nature, and, unless of very good quality nat- urally, should be manured slightly with composted st
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