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the temperature in this house did not rise much, if at all, above 
eighty-five degrees during the hottest days, when the mercury 
outside, in the shade, went as high as one hundred and fourteen 
degrees. The temperature of the fruit was very much less, 
probably not more than seventy degrees, as the temperature of 
the house in the early morning was often as low as sixty-five 
degrees, : 
Suggestions for Lemon Storage-—The need of prevention of 
temperature extremes and of ample ventilation is pointedly sug- 
gested in the description of Mr. Gaylord’s lemon house. Other 
essentials are to pick the fruit of uniform size—just to fit a two 
and one-quarter-inch ring—it will lose one-eighth of an inch in 
curing. Cut the stem close to the fruit; never pluck from the 
tree, and never allow the slightest bruising. Lemons picked in 
November and December, before touched by any frost, will 
keep till the following July if properly stored. Later fruit will 
not keep so well, and should be marketed first. Later pickings 
may be two and three-eighths inches in diameter, but no lemon 
should be above two and five-eightlis inches. In the house the 
lemons may be kept pn trays or in boxes with piling loose 
enough to admit air. There are many details which can only 
be learned by conference with experienced men or by individual 
experience. 
VARIETIES OF LEMONS FOR CALIFORNIA. 
During the last quarter of a century there have been efforts 
put forth to secure better lemon varieties. Recently three varie- 
ties have been accepted as satisfactory and nearly all others 
have been dropped. The three are Eureka, Lisbon, and Villa 
Franca, arranged according to present degree of popularity in 
southern California. Taking the whole State in view, the Villa 
Franca stands first. 
Lisbon.—Imported from Portugal; first grown by D. M. Burnham, 
of Riverside. Fruit uniformly medium size, rather oblong, fine grain, 
thin sweet rind, strong acid; few seeds; a good keeper; tree is a strong 
grower, with compact foliage, prolific bearer, but starts bearing late; 
quite thorny, but thorns decrease in size as the tree grows older. Pop- 
ular at interior points especially. 
Villa Franca.—Imported from Europe. Medium size, oblong, slightly 
pointed at the blossom end, rind thin, without bitterness, acid, strong, 
juicy, nearly seedless. Tree thornless, branches spreading and somé- 
what drooping, foliage abundant; withstands lower temperature than 
other imported varieties. At present the inost largely propagated 
variety. ; 
Genoa.—Imported from Genoa by Don Jose Rubio, of Los Angeles. 
Medium size, oval, sweet rind, thornless, and nearly seedless. Tree is 
of a dwarf habit, a good keeper, one of the best. 
Eureka.—A native of California, originated by C. R. Workman, at 
Los Angeles, from seed imported from Hamburg in 1872, only one seed 
