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protect the fruit from the sun; said to withstand a lower tem- 
perature than other varieties. Fruit of medium size; considered 
to be one of the finest 
of lemons grown. Fruit 
oblong, slghtly pointed 
at the blossom end, rind 
thin, without any trace 
of bitterness even when © 
green; acid strong, juicy; 
nearly seedless. Keeps 
and ships well. 
Eureka (California).— 
Fruit medium in size, oval, 
and more oblong than the 
Lisbon, sweet rind, a very 
good keeper and very 
popular. Skin bright yel- 
low, thin and smooth; 
very juicy and_ briskly 
acid; hardy and _ prolific. 
The drawback it has is 
that the leaves are in- 
clined to curl, searce foli- 
age, fruit produced at ex- 
tremities of branches, and 
liable to get sunburnt; 
but this is generally 
avoided by letting the 
branches hang low, and 
prune as little as possible. 
Tree almost thornless. 
Lisson (Portugal, Fig. 
2).—Tree a strong grower, 
bears fruit all through 
the tree, not very early in 
coming into bearing; pro- 
lifie bearer, and makes a 
larger tree than _ other 
varieties, for this reason 
the trees of this variety 
should be planted a good 
distance apart and not less 
than 24ft. from one 
another; quite thorny, but 
thorns decrease in size as 
the tree grows older. Fruit 
uniformly medium size, 
