78 THE LEMON 
hole.” This “button” is really the end of the 
stem which held the lemon on the tree. 
3. Examine the skin and find the small dents that look 
like pin pricks, Are these all over the lemon? 
4+. Has the lemon a smell 2 Describe it. 
5. Has the lemon a pinch-sound? You must make sure 
of this, but you need not try to guess about the 
inside — because you cannot ! 
6. Press the lemon quickly to your cheek; does it 
feel cool ? 
Cross Section 
7. Set your lemon on a clean piece of paper. Make a 
cross section.’ What runs out when you cut it? 
Dip your finger in the juice and fasée it. Is it 
sweet? What is its taste? 
8. Notice the ring of skin and the almost transparent 
juicy pulp. 
Look at the white spot in the center; the radiating 
lines that run from it to the skin. Now partly close 
your eyes and look at the section. Do you see a 
bicycle wheel in the lemon ? 
1 Only alternate pupils do this, unless each has two lemons. The knives should 
be wiped at once on a damp cloth to prevent discoloration, which injures the next 
section cut. 
