Citrus and Tropical Fruit Culture 
Thus we are able to give the consumer fresh oranges 
every month in the year. These two varieties are the 
only ones grown on an extensive scale. 
The Ruby Blood, Paper Rind St. Michael, Medi- 
terranean Sweet, Joppa, and some of the Mandarin 
types are grown to a limited extent commercially, 
while the Seedling orange of the early days is fast be- 
coming a thing of the past, many of the older or- 
Referring to the superiority of the foreign lemon 
at that time he says: "Years ago my attention was 
drawn toward the apparent truth that California 
could not produce a good lemon, for the San Fran- 
cisco market quoted foreign lemons at $5.00 and 
$6.00 per box, domestic, at $1.00 and $2.00, and 
even less. These last were always overgrown Seed- 
ling lemons, which should have left the trees months 
A Eureka lemon performance tree from which Fruit Growers Supply Company buds are cut 
chards having been either taken out or budded over 
to Navels or Valencies, and no Seedling orchards are 
being planted. 
Lemon growing did not become an important factor 
in California horticulture until some years after the 
orange. While there were scattering trees here and 
there, and even some small orchards, it was not until 
the early nineties that the industry began to assume 
importance. 
- In referring to a report issued by the State Board 
of Agriculture in 1891, we find an article by G. W. 
Garcelon of Riverside, entitled "Fifteen Years with 
-the Lemon," in which he describes his efforts to work 
out the lemon problem so that California lemons 
could successfully compete with the foreign importa- 
tion. 
before. But they grew larger, made fewer to the 
box, and made yes, made those who used them, 
profane over their efforts to extract any juice from 
them." 
Mr. Garcelon's efforts were confined principally 
to working out methods for holding over the winter 
lemons so that they could be marketed in the sum- 
mer, which, at that time, was the only season of the 
year lemons were used. 
Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Garcelon and others, 
whose faith in California lemons prompted them to 
spend their time and money in studying out successful 
methods of growing and handling this fruit, we' are 
now able to give the consumer a better lemon than 
the imported ones. 
On account of lemons being more tender than 
