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THE N URSERl’--LIST 371Sour orange s;t~ls will run about 2100 to the quart, rough lemonaI)ont. (i%W to t 11th quart, grapefruit about 1400, and Po1lfGu,sfr(j;,lidrl ii~mit Lrti(lO to tlw quart. *Sour orange seed weighs 32poun~ls to tllcl l)usM aftc-lr slight drying. It is usual to estimatedoublt~ thta number of seeds for the seedlings desired.( ‘itrus st4s are t)asily spoiled by drying, the cotyledons separateand thq- arch tht’n worthless. They can be stored for several weeksor evc’n rllontlls if pacl~ed in a closed container or box in pulverizedcharcoal. They should 1x1 planted immediately after removing fromtht: st>cvI, or properly packed and examined frotn titne to time to seethat tliqr do not dry out.In ciirl.is niirstq’ districts, tlita se& are sokvn in winter or earlyspring, thither in thr opcln or under slat shades. The young seedlingsarc’ ci;lsiI>r injurtvl I))* hot sun and dry winds, and therefore shouldINA wthll stnrtvcl I)rfc)rch spring is far advanced, if planted in the open.Tht~ ~~oung setvllings of citrus are sometimes killed back to theground, and ivlltbn so illjured do not sprout out again, but those ofpr)n~;rus ivill start agail from buds on thtb tiny stems, below thegroui~cl. Tl w he’t : ’ c I is scnvn in rows much as apple or garden seedsarc’ sown, at tlic: rate of about 100 to the yard of row. Ciean cultivation,applications 0P vonilnercial fertilizer and plenty of water arenecessary for thtl pro(Iuvtion of good sturdy seedlings The use ofstable manurt~ as it. ftbrtilizer is not advisable because of increaseddnngcr from (1i1lllpiIlg-Ott tungi.After one’ or Wi’o J’cars in the seed-1~~1, the seedlings are transplantcrlto 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.tconvenient interv:A for the passage of teams and wagons. Transplantingfrom sectl-1~1s to nursery rows is usually done in earlyspring or during 51nnnit’r, if suitable rainy weather prevails or iflvatckr is a\-ailal&: for irrigating.Slrit4d-l)ucltIing, with buds aboiit 1 i inches long, is thetnetl1od mpl’~y”I. Sometimes the T-incision is inverted andthv but1 is inserte(l from below. This is the method commonlyfollowt!d in Flori(la. ‘I’hv buds are usually wrapped with waxedCloth, the lnicl anal ai1 incisions lacing covered. The wraps arecommonly lvft on from ten days to two weeks depending ongrowth and weathclr conditions. The seedlings are dormant-buddedjust btbforc growth c*t’tlses in autumn or in early spring. Bettergrowth can be secured from dormant buds as they have the advan-