JUDGING CITRUS FRUITS. 161 



LEMON SCALE. 



Divisions : Size, form, color, weight, peel, fiber, grain, 

 seed, taste. 



Rules of counts and discounts as in scale for oranges. 

 Total of possible credits, 100. 



1. Size. Possible credits, 10. 

 Standards 



Large, 250's 2 3-8 inches in diameter. 

 Medium, 300's 2 1-8 inches in diameter. 

 Small, 360's 1 7-8 inches in diameter. 

 All sizes between 250's and 360's allowed. 

 Larger fruit to be discounted one point for each 1-4 

 inch in excess. Smaller to be discounted one point for 

 400's (13-4 inches), and four points for 450's (11-2 

 inches) . 



2. Form. Possible credits, 15. 



Standard: Oblong, with allowance of well-formed 

 points at stem and tip. Symmetry required. 



3. Color. Possible credits, 15; 

 Standard : Bright, clear lemon. 



Discounts according to degree for green splashes, 

 dashes of bronze or deep shades, or for sunburn. 



Rust, scale and smut, with fruit that gives evidence 

 of having been cleaned of the same, to be discounted five 

 to ten counts. 



Rubbing or dusting, if heavy enough to press oil from 

 the cells, to be causes for discount. 



4. Weight. Possible credits, 10. 



Standard: Specific gravity, 1 (equal to that of 

 water), with buoyancy of 1-2 oz. allowed to "large" 

 lemons and 1-4 oz. to "medium" and "small," all without 

 discount. 



