484 SECOND ANNUAL CITRUS EXHIBITION 



more juice, and a larger percentage of citric acid, while the fruit just 

 taken from the tree had a thicker rind, less juice, and a smaller per- 

 centage of citric acid. A lemon will increase in value for four weeks 

 after being picked from the tree, and should, therefore, never be sent 

 to market until it has passed through the sweat. Imported lemons 

 do not reach a market for several weeks after being picked, and this 

 one cause alone is enough to give them a good standing when placed 

 beside fruit freshly picked. 



An imported lemon was examined by the committee in connection 

 with the California fruit. AVhile it stood better than some of the 

 fruit, it was inferior to half the samples tested as regards texture of 

 pulp, thickness of rind, number of seeds, and flavor. In fact, there 

 were no lemons that had passed through a sweat that stood so poorly 

 as the imported fruit. 



There was not time to make acid tests of all the lemons on exhibi- 

 tion, but taking three samples which were very fine, and which were 

 nearly perfect as regards the five points mentioned, they were sub- 

 jected to the acid test with the following result, as regards the two 

 best: Lisbon lemon, grovN^n by J. W. Wolf skill, of Los Angeles, con- 

 tained a juice of which 8.56 per cent, was citric acid, and a Eureka 

 lemon, also grown bj^ Mr. Wolfskill, contained a juice of which 7.75 

 per cent, was citric acid. These lemons being the best examined, and 

 being considered equal, except as regards strength of acid, the Lisbon 

 lemon is awarded the first premium, and the Eureka lemon the sec- 

 ond. Both lemons were budded on orange root. 



ALEX. CRAW, 



L. M. HOLT, 



ANSON VAN LEUVEN, 



E. W. HOLMES, 



K. D. SHUGART. 



CLASS Till. 



Best display of limes, $5. 



Second best displaj^ of limes, $3. 



Ejitries. 

 1 Dr. Emory, display of limes. 



2a T. W. Cover, picked and cured October 24th, 1879. 

 2b T. W. Cover, picked February 23d, 1880. 



3 W. B. Russell. 



4 A. D. Haight. 



5 E. Caldwell. 



6 Mrs. E. J. Davis. 



7 H. E. Tallmadge. 



8 P. D. Cover. 



9 Cover k McCoy. 



10 H. A. Westbrook. 



11 Shugart & Waite. 



12 A. P. Combs. 



13 G. W. Garcelon. 



14 Sam Rusk, Orange. 



15 George C. Swan, San Diego. 



16 J. W. Wolfskill, Los Angeles. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE. 



To the Executive Committee : 



Gentlemen : Entry No. 3, by W. B. Russell of Riverside, is 

 entitled to the first premium for best displaj^ 



Entry No. 2, by T. W. Cover of Riverside, is awarded the second 

 premium for display. 



