BUD VARIATION IN THE EUREKA LEMON. 



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in figure 8. ITsually they dcvolop a spreading ]ia})it of growth. The 

 leaf, flower, and fruit characteristics are similar to those of the strains 

 represented in the trees. 



It seems probable that those large fine-appearing trees of the 

 Sporting strain are responsible for some of the varialjility of varieties 

 existing in the established lemon orchards of California. Their hand- 

 some appearance naturally attracts the eye of the bud cutters and 

 their vigorous vegetative growth makes it possible to secure a large 

 number of buds from each tree. 



Fig. 8.— a typical lemon tree of the Sporting strain of the Eureka variety, seven years planted. This 

 tree is mostly made up of branches showing the characteristics of the Shade-Tree strain, but other strains 

 including the Variegated, Fear Shape, Eureka, and Small Open are represented. 



This strain is very undesirable, not only from the standpoint of the 

 mixture of fruits, necessitating additional care in assorting them 

 during packing, but also from the danger of the trees being used as 

 sources of bud wood by inexperienced propagators. 



LESSONS TAUGHT BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS. 



The performance-record studies of individual trees of the Eureka 

 lemon have been particularly interesting, for the reason that the 

 frequent pickings have made possible almost continuous systematic 

 observations throughout the entire year. 



