THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA — VARIETIES. 165 



Bonnie Brae. — A vigorous growing tree, quite thorny, and 

 with distinct foliage. The fruit, which resembles a lime in 

 appearance, is of a medium size, ribbed, and with exceedingly 

 thin rind. 



Sicily. — Fruit large and coarse; keeps only with extreme 

 care; inferior. 



Agnes. — Fruit medium size, sweet rind, pulp very tine, with 

 strong acid, and few seeds. Thorns few, short and blunt. Tree 

 a rapid grower, medium dwarf, and drooping in character. 



Olivia. — Fruit medium size, of good quality, acid strong. 

 Tree a thrifty grower and a good bearer; thorny. 



'' Royal Messin.a." — Introduced from Florida, under the 

 name of Sicily, but there being numerous varieties under this 

 name, " Royal Messina '' was applied to it, identifying the same 

 with one grown in Florida by that name. It is a choice 

 lemon of medium size, seedless, strong acid, skin thin, pliable, 

 and an excellent keeper. Tree nearly free from thorns, strong 

 in growth, and of dark, elegant foliage. 



Garcelon's Knobby. — Fruit medium size, when cured very 

 thin rind, juicy. Tree a good grower and prolific. 



BouTON. — Fruit medium size, sweet rind when cured, very 

 seedy. Tree very thorny; inferior. 



Sweet Rind. — Fruit very large; tree very thorny; inferior. 



Milan.* — Fruit medium size; an exceptionally fine lemon. 



California Sicily. — Name applied to common seedling 

 lemons. 



Chinese. — Fruit large, the size of a citron, which it resembles. 

 Fruit of little commercial value, except the peel, which is used 

 for preserving purposes. Tree is of a dwarf habit— a bush. In 

 former vears it was extensively used as a stock, but being 

 subject to the gum disease and unable to support the growth of 

 the orange and lemon, it has been discarded. 



Ever-Bearing.* — Fruit large and coarse. Decreases in size 

 as the tree grows older. 



Sicilian.* — A lemon of superior quality. 



Lamb.*— Fruit medium; strong acid. 



Bijou.*— Fruit medium, and a good keeper. 



Variegated.— The leaves are mottled with white; ornamental. 



Napoleon.— Fruit medium size, thin rind, oblong. A pro- 

 lific bearer. 



*Florida varieties; some have been introduced into California. 



