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STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 



Imperial Lime — natural size. 



VARIETIES. 



Imperial. — Fruit large, about the size of the Genoa lemon, 



with strong acid, few 

 seeds. Tree tender, 

 wood brittle, but very 

 productive and a good, 

 thrifty grower ; fruits 

 all the year round; not 

 as thorny as the Mexi- 

 can, and not as suscep- 

 tible to frost. 



M E X I c AN. — Fruit 

 small, very popular, 

 identical with the im- 

 ported limes in our mar- 

 kets. Tree dwarf, and 

 suitable for hedges, but 

 very susceptible to cold. 

 Tahiti. — Fruit large, coarse, and of inferior quality. 

 Pear-Shaped. — Fruit large, pyriform, of a pale yellow color, 

 with smooth, thin skin, and a strong aroma, partaking of the 

 shaddock. Pulp juicy, 

 with strong acid; seeds 

 few and small. Tree very 

 large and hardy — orna- 

 mental sort, undoubtedly 

 a "sport." Grown by I. 

 A. Castlenian, of River- 

 side. 



Bearss. — A superb vari- 

 ety, seedless or almost so. 

 Fruit large, about the size 

 of the Imperial, nearly 

 round, with a thin, tough 

 skin. Flesh tender and 

 very juicy, acid somewhat 

 mild. Grown by J. T. 

 Bearss, of Porterville. 



Miscellaneous Varieties. — The following varieties have 

 been introduced in recent years, principally from Florida: 



Cross-section of Imperial Lime — natural size. 



