A perfect 

 Two Year Old 

 Lemon Tree. 



This outline 

 should be 

 preserved. 



their attractive appearance and larg-e size, are destined to 

 be extensively planted as soon as their commercial import- 

 ance is more appreciated. The impression that the fruits 

 m ?* ? e x, n the ver ^ e of decay before they can be eaten has 

 militated against their sale. There is much variation in 

 the character of the fruit. Some varieties are not astringent 

 at all and are edible in early autunffl, while still hard and 

 green. Several kinds never soften at all till they decay 

 others are edible only when fully ripe and soft; still others 

 lose their astringency only after they have been dried and 

 some so abound in tannin that their juice, when expressed 

 makes a valuable varnish for preservation of all kinds of 

 woodwork. There is quite a distinction between the dark 

 and light fleshed varieties. The former invariably contain 

 seeds, are crisp and meaty, and are edible before they soften 

 although their flavor is improved considerably when they 

 reach this stage; the light fleshed kinds are seedless (or 

 mostly so), and cannot be eaten until they soften. 



After the head of the tree is established, follow the same 

 method of pruning as is recommended for the peach trees 

 for the first three seasons. Very little cutting is necessary in 

 after years, except to shorten in branches having a tendency 

 to shoot far upwards. 



An ideal lemon tree with an abundance of small laterals, well dis- 

 tributed from the ground to the very top of the tree. This type of 

 a tree will produce quantity as well as quality fruit. 



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