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 biog

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Citrous Fruits: Oranges (Nonpareil and Parson Brown), Mandarin (Cleopatra), Kumquat (Nagami), Pomelo (Royal) Identifier: cyclopediaofamer04bail (find matches)
Title: 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed Miller, Wilhelm, 1869- joint ed
Subjects: Gardening -- Dictionaries Plants -- North America encyclopedias
Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries

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e particular merits for special soilsand other conditions, and several kinds are used,as already said; bat when the chief obstacle tosuccessful Orange culture is cold, all otherconsiderations must be dispensed with and onlythe most resistant stocks used. These are,iirst. Citrus Irifiliiita, and, second, sour Orange.Hence nearly all the Louisiana groves are onthese two stocks, a large majority being on theformer. Planting a grove is always preceded by a nur-sery. The latter is made by planting the seed of theCitrus trifoliata or sour Orange. When the youngtrees are one to two years old they are shield-buddedwith buds from selected varieties. One year after,these buds are large enough to be transplanted to thegrove. The soil of the grove is thoroughly prepared and pul-verized, and well drained. The trees are planted at in-tervals of 20 to 40 feet apart both ways, and the grove iscultivated until the trees are large enough to shade theground. After that only the weeds and bushes are kept
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Plate XXm, Citrous fruits (about one-half natural size)Obangks, Nonpareil and Parson Brown; Ma^ndakin, Cleopatra; Kumquat, Nagami; Pomelo, Royal ORANGE ORANGE 1159 down. Late and early cultivation of an Orange groveis usually discouraged as having a tendency to induce atoo luxuriant, sappy growth, which may be injured bysubsequent frosts. The cultivation is usually per-formed with light plows or suitable cultivators. In three years after a grove is planted the treesshould begin to bear, increasing its products every year

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