important branch of commerce, great quantities being 

 exported to Europe and the United States. Fancy limes, and 

 especially the newer seedless sorts, command good prices in 

 the leading markets of the Western States, the average being 

 from $4 to $6 per box. The tree is more tender than the 

 orange, hence should be planted only in the sheltered foot- 

 hill regions of the state. Commercial orchards should be 

 planted from fifteen to twenty feet apart. It likes a moist 

 soil, and in California a lime grove should be liberally 

 irrigated. 



The tendency to form a dense bushy head should be encour- 

 aged by following somewhat more strenuously the instruc- 

 tions given for pruning the orange. 



THE CITRON 



The tree is even more tender than the lemon, and should 

 therefore be planted where there is very little danger from 

 damage by frost. The fruit is prepared for use by immersing 

 in a brine for several months, and after washing it is placed 

 in a hot syrup, remaining for three weeks. Later it is 

 cooked with crystalized sugar dissolved in water, being 

 cooked and cooled alternately until it has taken in sufficient 

 sugar, when it is ready for the market. 



The tree grows very much like the lemon, except that it 

 if of more dwarfish habit. Best results are obtained by 

 training the tree along the same lines as recommended for 

 the lemon. THE PERSIMMON 



In this country there are but two varieties in cultivation, 

 viz., the American and Japanese. The latter, on account of 



A one year 

 orchard grown 



Lemon Tree 

 properly pruned 



for the 

 annual production 



of a 



good crop of 

 Fancy Fruit. 



Here is shown the 

 importance 



of a 



sturdy frame 



which later on 



will carry heavy 



crops 

 without props. 



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