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but thorns decrease in size as the tree grows older. A very 

 desirable variety. 



VILLA FRANCA. 



Imported from Europe. Is of a medium size, considered 

 to be the finest of all lemons grown. This lemon has fruited 

 in Los Angeles for several years in the orchard of J. W. Wolf- 

 skill. Fruit oblong, slightly pointed at the blossom end, rind 

 thin, without any trace of bitterness, even when green, acid 

 strong, juicy, nearly seedless. Tree thornless, branches spread- 

 ing and somewhat drooping, foliage sufficiently abundant to 

 prevent the fruit from scorching. This variety has the name 

 of withstanding a lower temperature than other imported va- 

 rieties. 



GENOA. 



Imported from Genoa by Don Jose Rubio, of Los Angeles. 

 Medium size, oval, sweet rind, thornless, and nearly seedless. 

 Tree is of a dwarf habit, a good keeper, one of the best. 



ASIATIC. 



Imported by J. W. Wolfskill, of Los Angeles. Fruit me- 

 dium size, oval, thin rind, without any trace of bitterness under 

 the most careful tests. Tree and fruit resemble the Genoa, 

 but a better acid, thornless. 



SICILY. 



This lemon was about the first cultivated in California. 

 Since then many other varieties have been introduced which 

 are far its superior. However, if put through the proper treat- 

 ment will produce a good lemon. 



SWEET LEMON (Sweet Lime, Lima). 



This variety was cultivated by the early settlers; it must, 

 therefore, have been introduced by them from the seed or cut- 

 ting. The fruit is different from all other citrus fruits. It is 

 not like an orange, resembling the lemon. General Vallejo 

 says "that he remembers having eaten this fruit at Monterey 

 in 1822, and that he saw trees that same year growing at the 

 San Gabriel Mission." The fruit is very sweet, although the 

 pulp is very coarse, is esteemed by many, especially for its 

 sweet scent, but the demand for it is very limited. 



