Title: (Catalogue)
Identifier: catalogue1906fanc (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Fancher Creek Nurseries; Roeding, George Christian, 1868-1928; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs
Publisher: Fresno, Calif. : George C. Roeding
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Washington Navel Oranges. circulation of air around the stem of the tree. The protection of the stem prevents the development of suckers and obviates the danger from sunburn, while the top growth is stimulated. In most localities during the summer months citrus trees must be irrigated every four weeks. In heavy adobe soils every precaution should be taken not to allow the water used in irrigating to touch the1 stem as it will cause gum disease. For many years we have realized that citrus culture, already one of the great and thriving industries of California, must in the natural course of events, find a field for successful prosecution not only in many of the recent acquisitions and dependen- cies of the United States, but also in many other countries with tropical and semi-tropi- cal climates. With these conditions be- fore us, the necessity of growing our own trees became so pronounced that the Roeding and Wood Nursery Company was incorporated, which firm is an integral part of the Fancher Creek Nurseries. All of our stock is grown in Exeter, along

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