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degree of popularity in Southern California, where nearly the whole 

 commercial product is now made, although some plantings have 

 been undertaken farther north, chiefly in the citrus belt on the east 



side of the San Joaquin Valley. 

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Eureka. A native of California, originated by C. R. Workman, at Los 

 Angeles, from seed imported from Hamburg in 1872, only one seed growing 

 from which buds were put by him on orange stock. Distributed by T. A. 

 Garey, of Los Angeles. Tree very free from thorns. Fruit medium size, 

 sweet rind, a good keeper, few seeds; very popular, especially in coast re- 

 gions. Less popular in the interior because of scant foliage. 



Lisbon. Imported from Portugal; first grown by D. M. Burnham, of 

 Riverside. Fruit uniformly medium size, rather oblong, fine grain, thin 

 sweet rind, strong acid; few seeds; a good keeper; tree is a strong grower, 

 with compact foliage, prolific bearer, but starts bearing late; quite thorny, 

 but thorns decrease in size as the tree grows older; popular at interior 

 points, especialjy in the Tulare county region. 



Villa Franca. Imported from Europe. Medium size, oblong, slightly 

 pointed at the blossom end, rind thin, without bitterness, acid strong, juicy, 

 nearly seedless. Tree thornless, branches spreading and somewhat droop- 

 ing, foliage abundant; withstands lower temperature than other imported 

 varieties. 



THE LIME 



The lime (Citrus medica acida) has proved much less hardy than 

 the lemon. It has been killed in situations where the orange and 

 lemon have not been injured. Unless adequate protection is thought 

 worth the effort, there is little use in planting the lime, except in a 

 frostless situation. Such localities are found near the ocean in 

 Southern California, and here and there at proper elevation around 

 the Bay of San Francisco and in the interior both north and south ; 

 still the growth of the lime must be counted very hazardous. There 

 is less inducement to experiment with the fruit from the fact that 

 the Pacific Coast markets are well supplied with Mexican limes, 

 usually at prices which leave no opportunity for competitors. 



Limes are grown from seed, the variety usually coming true") 

 from seed. The trees are small and are frequently grown in hedge 

 form. The common variety is the Mexican. The Imperial, a large, 

 rather hardy variety, is favorably reported by several growers. 

 Bearss Seedless has been successfully and profitably grown by Mr. 

 R. Gallegos at the Mission San Jose in Alameda County. 



THE CITRON 



This fruit (Citrus medica cedra) is little grown in California, 

 although it is quite hardy and could be produced over a large area. 

 The only use for the fruit, which resembles a monstrous lemon, is 

 in its candied rind, and no one has deemed it worth while to push 

 competition with the imported candied citron, though very fine ex- 

 perimental lots have been produced, and the interests of the fruit- 

 preserving establishments in the product recurs periodically. There 

 have been collections of citron trees imported from the Mediterra- 

 nean region by the United States Department of Agriculture 



