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Sour orange s;t~ls will run about 2100 to the quart, rough lemon
aI)ont. (i%W to t 11th quart, grapefruit about 1400, and Po1lfGu,s
fr(j;,lidrl ii~mit Lrti(lO to tlw quart. *Sour orange seed weighs 32
poun~ls to tllcl l)usM aftc-lr slight drying. It is usual to estimate
doublt~ thta number of seeds for the seedlings desired.
( ‘itrus st4s are t)asily spoiled by drying, the cotyledons separate
and thq- arch tht’n worthless. They can be stored for several weeks
or evc’n rllontlls if pacl~ed in a closed container or box in pulverized
charcoal. They should 1x1 planted immediately after removing from
tht: st>cvI, or properly packed and examined frotn titne to time to see
that tliqr do not dry out.
In ciirl.is niirstq’ districts, tlita se& are sokvn in winter or early
spring, thither in thr opcln or under slat shades. The young seedlings
arc’ ci;lsiI>r injurtvl I))* hot sun and dry winds, and therefore should
INA wthll stnrtvcl I)rfc)rch spring is far advanced, if planted in the open.
Tht~ ~~oung setvllings of citrus are sometimes killed back to the
ground, and ivlltbn so illjured do not sprout out again, but those of
pr)n~;rus ivill start agail from buds on thtb tiny stems, below the
groui~cl. Tl w he’t : ’ c I is scnvn in rows much as apple or garden seeds
arc’ sown, at tlic: rate of about 100 to the yard of row. Ciean cultivation,
applications 0P vonilnercial fertilizer and plenty of water are
necessary for thtl pro(Iuvtion of good sturdy seedlings The use of
stable manurt~ as it. ftbrtilizer is not advisable because of increased
dnngcr from (1i1lllpiIlg-Ott tungi.
After one’ or Wi’o J’cars in the seed-1~~1, the seedlings are transplantcrl
to the nnrsvr)* rows. TIltA rows arc usually spaced :3$
or 4 feet apart and thv seedlings are svt. I foot apart in the rows,
gilring about 10,000 stvtllings to the acrt’. Roadways are left a.t
convenient interv:A for the passage of teams and wagons. Transplanting
from sectl-1~1s to nursery rows is usually done in early
spring or during 51nnnit’r, if suitable rainy weather prevails or if
lvatckr is a\-ailal&: for irrigating.
Slrit4d-l)ucltIing, with buds aboiit 1 i inches long, is the
tnetl1od mpl’~y”I. Sometimes the T-incision is inverted and
thv but1 is inserte(l from below. This is the method commonly
followt!d in Flori(la. ‘I’hv buds are usually wrapped with waxed
Cloth, the lnicl anal ai1 incisions lacing covered. The wraps are
commonly lvft on from ten days to two weeks depending on
growth and weathclr conditions. The seedlings are dormant-budded
just btbforc growth c*t’tlses in autumn or in early spring. Better
growth can be secured from dormant buds as they have the advan-