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Largely grown for market in Europe, and promising good returns in 

 Florida. 



Bitter. Fruit medium sized, rough, coarse, with bitter acid pulp. 

 Leaves small. Valueless except for variety. A native of Florida. 



BIJOU. Fruit large and flat, thin skinned, and said to be superior to the 

 Sicily Lemon. An imported variety. 



Sicily. Medium sized, smooth, thin skinned and juicy. 



This variety is not a Florida-raised seedling, but the genuine imported 

 Sicily lemon. 



Everbearing. Fruit resembles the Sicily Tree blooms and bears 

 constantly- Very desirable for home use- 



* Lamb. Size above medium, skin thin, very juicy, flavor excellent. 

 Seedling raised by James H- Lamb, Beresford, Fla. 



* French's Seedling. Small, somewhat flattened, very thin skinned, 

 skin tough and dense, heavy, membrane covering segments of pulp thin 

 and small in quantity, pulp fine and juicy, highly flavored. Fully equal 

 to the imported Sicily fruit, and decidedly the best lemon yet brought to 

 public notice in this State- It took the premium at the last Orange Co. Fair. 



A Seedling raised by Dr. Seth French, of Orange County, Fla- 



Mammoth. Exceedingly large, the fruit often nine or ten inches in 

 length, and weighing over a pound ; skin smooth and thick. Valuable as 

 a curiosity. A native seedling. 



Moore's Seedling. Medium sized, thin skinned and juicy. Quality 

 superior. 



Seedling raised \)y the Rev. W- T- Moore, of Fruit Cove, Fla- 



Sweet. Same as Dulcis, or Sweet Lime, q. v. 



THE LIME, (C. limetta.) 



A shrub, with small ovate leaves and spreading prickly branches ; flower 

 small and entirely white, fruit small, roundish, pale yellow, with a slight 

 protuberance at the end- 



It is cultivated both for its fruit and for hedges- The fruit is used for 

 the same purposes as the lemon, and is of a more agreeable flavor. 



* Florida. Medium size,, skin thin and smooth, acid juice rich and 

 abundant- Best for general cultivation. 



Seedling grown in the Kingsley grove on Drayton Island. 



DulClS. --Synonym, Sweet Lime. Size Large, skin thick, pulpy, juice 

 insipidly sweet- Tree slightly resembles the lemon in habit- Valuable 

 only as a variet\', and for preserving. 



Imported from Europe- 



