ORANGE- CULTURE.


gether, of course the less' is the expense of land and culti-
vation, but on the other hand the trees are stunted ulti-
mately if placed too close to each other. Twenty-five feet
is probably a good medium. At twenty feet apart, there
will be one hundred trees to the acre; at twenty-five feet
apart, seventy-two trees to the acre; at thirty feet apart,
fifty-six trees to the acre.
 PLANTING.-Under favorable circumstances trees may
be transplanted with success during any month of the year,
but the best time is when the sap is dormant, from Decem-
ber to March. If planted in summer, watering, mulching,
and shading will probably be necessary. In removing the
trees from the nursery, as many roots as possible should be
taken up, and great care should be exercised to avoid
breaking or bruising them. Whenever they are thus in-
jured, they should be trimmed with a sharp knife. The
tap-root should be left about twelve or eighteen inches
long; if too long it will double up on being reset. The
holes for the trees should be freshly dug, and must not be
too deep ; more trees are lost by too deep planting than
from any other cause. As the trees always settle a little
after beinu set out. they should be raised three or four


inches above the surface, to allow
brace roots must not be covered
under no circumstances should the
it stood in the nursery. The earth
fully and firmly about the roots
them as nearly V possible their
better to select a cool, wet time f
ground is dry, water should be pl
the work is finished. Manville B


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 The upper or
he collar; and
set deeper than
be pressed care-
e hand, giving
position. It is
ing, but, if the
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others recommend that


the newly-plante'd trees bb mulched, whether the season
be wet or dry; Mr. Moore recommends it only in case
the planting is done in hot summer weather. Before
the tree is left, its upper part should be trimmed in pro-