FLORIDA.


portion to the trimming which the roots have been subject-
ed to.
 CULTIVATION.-Contrary to what used to be the preva-


lent idea, the orange
not really flourish wi
(spring and summer)


the better; dur
pended, though
from grass and
the latter policy
the character of
vegetables may


i


ng t


requires careful cull
thout it. During the
the more frequently
he winter the cultiva
1 *j i. i -


some think it best to K(
weeds the year round.
, but in this matter som
Sthe soil. For the first
be grown among the y4


should never be planted nearer than fot


the tree.
applying E
the area
If the roo
among old
selves ov
implement
down the
damage th


tivation, and will
Growing season
the soil is stirred
tion may be sus-
the ground free


 Mr. Moore favors
thing depends upon
two or three years
young trees, but they
ir or five feet from


Moreover, no crop should be raised without first
n ample quantity of fertilizers to the soil, and
plowed each year must be gradually narrowed.
ts are injured, the trees suffer seriously; hence,
er trees, where the roots have extended them-
br a considerable part of the surface, the best
 for cultivating is the sweep," which keeps
 grass and weeds without going deep enough to
e roots. Particular care must be taken in cul-


tivating not to allow the soil to pile up around the trunks
of the trees.
 FERTILIZING.-The orange-tree is a ravenous feeder, and
requires a soil rich in plant-food ; and if the locality chosen
for the grove does not contain this in the requisite quantity,
the want will have to be supplied. According to Dr. G. W.
Davis, the best fertilizer for the young growing orange-tree
is well-rotted stable-manure. Manville Brothers recommend
muck composted with animal manures, or with lime. Com-
mercial fertilizers designed especially for the orange-tree
are numerous, and some are doubtless valuable. Mr. Moore
recommends the muck found in rivers, creeks, lakes, and
ponds; and remarks that green crops turned under are high-


eep