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Standard Varieties of Lemons 



acid, little rag. Cures and keeps well. A truly Southern Calif- 

 ornia variety, originating from seed imported from Hamburg in 

 1872, from which trees have been propagated by budding. 



THE EUREKA LEMON: THE CALIFORNIA FAVORITE. 



THE LISBON LEMON. 



Deservedly popular and commands first place in the trade for 

 its fine shipping and fruiting qualities. 



VILLA FRANCA. A fine variety and desirable for commer- 

 cial planting. Fruit of medium size, good substance, fine flavor, 

 rind thin, no trace of bitterness, free acid with little pulp, fruit 

 nearly seedless. Tree thornless, branches spreading, foliage 

 abundant; a strong upright grower setting its fruit well in the 

 foliage. 







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PROLIFIC FRUITING OF THE VILLA FRANCA LEMON. 



LISBON. Tree of largest growth; thorny. Size of fruit 

 medium. Sets well in the limbs. Fruit oblong with prominent 

 point; color bright; rind of medium thickness and of soft, excel- 

 lent texture, giving with the strong membranes high keeping and 

 shipping qualities. Abundant juice; acid very strong and flavor 

 fine; very few seeds. Imported from Portugal, and rated as a 

 standard variety. 



