1^0 CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



Everbearing. Form oval, pointed at both ends; size 

 medium, 39-16 x 2 inches; color yellow; apex pointed, 

 point about 5-8 inch long; base elongated, somewhat ridged 

 about the calyx; calyx small; rind rough, almost warty; 

 when uncured 3-16 inch thick; oil cells depressed, large; 

 sections not clearly defined, eleven in number, regular; 

 flesh fine grained, greenish gray in color; juice sacks 

 elongated and narrow; juice plentiful, colorless; pulp 

 melting; acid fairly good; flavor fair; pith small, about 

 3-16 inch across; seeds present, of medium size, nineteen 

 in number shape oval, pointed; season, all the year round. 



The Everbearing lemon is too rough and contains too 

 many seeds to make it a desirable market variety. It is 

 quite valuable for domestic use and especially so as it 

 is always in flower and fruit. It has a strong tendency 

 to produce an abundance of water sprouts and suckers, 

 hence forms a bushy growth. It has been grown in Florida 

 for many, many years, and is probably a Spanish intro- 

 duction. 



Fig. 30. Lisbon Lemon, and cross-section of uncured specimen. 

 (Five-eighths natural size.) 



Genoa. Form oblong, pointed at both ends ; size med- 

 ium, 33-8x2 inches, 3 5-16 x 2 5-16 inches ; color lemon 

 yellow, bright; apex nippled, nipple small and rather 



