THE LIME. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



LIME CULTURE. 



The culture of the lime has not been a success in Califor- 

 nia, as it is the most tender and more susceptible to frosts 

 than any other tree of the citrus family. It can only be grown 

 successfully in warm belts and sheltered localities. The culti- 

 vation of the tree is very simple. The plants are raised from 

 seed without any difficulty. It comes true from seed ; only in 

 exceptional cases does the seed "sport." 



It has been asserted that the orange budded on lime stock 

 becomes hardier, and that in this way they escape all pests. 

 This is not true. Scale and other pests infest the lime as well 

 as other citrus trees, and for this and other reasons lime grow- 

 ing in California is rendered unprofitable. 



LIME STOCK. 



Lime stock has been used considerably for budding the 

 orange upon. The fruit produced on the lime stock is coarse 

 and large, and for this reason it has been entirely discarded as 

 a stock for the orange. 



IMPERIAL. 



Imported by J. W. Wolfskill, of Los Angeles. This variety 

 is the largest of all limes. The fruit is the size of the Genoa 

 lemon. 



The planting of this variety should be encouraged, as it is 

 quite as hardy as the lemon ; can, therefore, be planted where 



