CHAPTER XXIII. 

 LIME GROUP VARIETIES. 





.Fiff. 33. Mexican Lime. 

 ('Jwo-thirds natural size. 



Mexican. Form oblong or oval; size small, 2 1-16 

 x 13-4 inches, 23-8 x 21-16 inches, very variable; color 

 light lemon yellow; apex usually smooth, sometimes 

 slightly nippled and ridged, the nipple pointed or blunt, 

 short and small ; base usually smooth, sometimes elevated 

 and ridged; rind smooth, very thin; oil cells very numer- 

 ous, usually flush with the surface, the larger ones some- 

 times depressed; sections distinctly marked, dividing tis- 

 sue thin, ten in number and regular in size; flesh fine 

 grained, light grayish green in color; juice sacks small, 

 spindle-shaped; juice plentiful, colorless or translucent; 

 pulp melting; acid very strong; flavor distinctly of the 

 lime; pith open, small; seeds few or none, pointed, broad 

 and flat, or slightly wedge-shaped, 3-8 to 1-2 x 3-16 inch; 

 season all the year round. 



