Excerpt from California Citrus Culture

Since assuming the duties of State Commissioner of Horticulture, October 20, 1911, there have come to this office many requests for literature on citrus culture. We could not meet this desire, as the admirable work of the late Mr. B. M. Lelong, for years connected with this office, has long been out of print. This led to the writing of this little treatise. It seemed wise and well to prepare at once something to take the place of Lelong's "Culture of the Citrus in California" to send out in response to these requests, and hence this unpretentious booklet.

I have purposely made this a manual, simple, brief, and severely practical. We might have gone thoroughly into the history of citrus culture, especially in our State, but the beginner or novice, for whom this is principally intended, usually cares little for that, we might have discussed varieties at length, but this would be confusing and not in accord with our purpose, and so we have considered this subject only so far as it is immediately practical.

I am greatly indebted to Messrs. C. C. Teague, R. M. Teague, A. F. Call, C. C. Chapman, Dr. G. Harold Powell, Fred Reed, J. H. Reed, J. D. Culbertson, E. K. Koethen, R. P. Cundiff, and especially the secretary of the commission, Mr. E. O. Essig, and many others who have given valuable aid.

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