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LEMON. 



CHAPTER XII. 



BEST VARIETIES TO PLANT, ETC. 



CLASS A. 



There is no fruit that has a more promising future in this 

 State than the lemon. It is a tree that fruits well, blooms all 

 the year round, and is ripening its fruit in every month of the 

 year. The best varietiesvsliould/t5nlyybe planted such as will 

 undergo the curing process. 



A marketable lemon should not be large, but of medium 

 size, sweet rind, and strong acid. 



The common seedling lemon does not pay to grow; its 

 keeping qualities are very poor; if put to curing, as soon as 

 it leaves the process will be found to be worthless, as almost 

 every lemon will show signs of decay. Therefore it cannot be 

 expected that lemons of inferior quality will pay their culture. 



The varieties described under this head are of foreign origin, 

 and are recommended (excepting the sweet lemon) as being 

 marketable, prolific bearers, good keepers, and such as the 

 fruit growers should plant for profit. 



LISBON. 



Imported from Portugal. Fruit is of medium size, fine 

 grain, sweet rind, and very strong acid ; very few seeds. The 

 fruit grows very uniform on the tree, a good keeper, and a 

 prolific bearer. Lemons can be picked from the tree at any 

 time of the year. 



The tree is a strong grower, and makes a larger tree than 



the other varieties described under this head. Is quite thorny, 

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