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  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46   |\n| Notes on Colonies visited—   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1.—Bahama Islands   |  |  |  |  |  | ··   | .·   | 47   |\n| 2.—British Honduras   |  |  |  |  |  |  | ..   | 48   |\n| 3.—Dominica   ..   |  |  |  |  |  |  | ·   | 49   |\n| 4.—Grenada   |  |  |  |  |  |  | ·   | 50   |\n| 5.—Jamaica   |  |  |  | ··   |  |  |  | 51   |\n| 6.—St.Lucia  \u003Cbr>··   |  |  |  |  | ··   | ··   | ·   | 52   |\n| 7.—Trinidad   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53   |\n\nA  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2010 with funding fromUniversity of British Columbia Library  \nhttp://www.archive.org/details/grapefruitculturOOpowe  \n# PREFACE.\n\nOn receipt of applications from certain Colonies for financialassistance in developing citrus fruit cultivation and export,theEmpire Marketing Board felt the need for a general review of theprospects of citrus production in the Colonial Empire.Thecultivation of oranges and grapefruit in the Empire was seen topresent many problems alike of horticulture,of transport,and ofmarketing,and the Board decided to arrange for a citrus specialistto pay a visit to the principal fruit exporting countries of the ColonialEmpire to advise as to their methods of cultivation and marketing,and to guide the Board in considering applications for grants.  \nAccordingly,in August,1927,the Board invited Professor H.ClarkPowell,Professor of Horticulture at the Transvaal UniversityCollege,Pretoria,and Technical Adviser to the South African Co-operative Citrus Exchange,to investigate the problems relating tocitrus fruit cultivation in various Empire countries.  \nWith the concurrence of the Transvaal University College and theSouth African Co-operative Citrus Exchange,Professor Clark Powellwas fortunately able to accept the Board's invitation,and in view ofthe value of the proposed tour to South Afiican Citrus Growers,theSouth African Co-operative Citrus Exchange gene","cbCaivgmysIAJzIR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivgmysIAJzIR","pdf",2746337,"English","# CONTENTS\n## Preface\n## Introduction\n## Soils—Rainfall—Site\n## Planting the grove\n## Bud selection\n## Root stock selection\n## Nursery practice—Purchase of trees\n## Care of the young grove\n## Fertilization\n## Cultivation\n## Diseases\n## Insect pests\n## Varieties\n## Tree records\n## Picking and packing operations—Fruit decay\n## Importation of Citrus materia!\n## Notes on Colonies visited\n## Bahama Islands\n## British Honduras\n## Dominica\n## Grenada\n## Jamaica\n## St. Lucia\n## Trinidad","[{\"question\":\"Who commissioned the study on grapefruit cultivation in the British Colonial Empire?\",\"answer\":\"The Empire Marketing Board commissioned the work after receiving applications from certain Colonies for financial assistance in developing citrus fruit cultivation and export.\"},{\"question\":\"What role did Professor H. 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