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Soil. — The lemon delights in a sandy loam, but thrives in other soils. 

 If the stock used is a seedling orange the soil best adapted to the orange 

 will yield satisfactory returns, and in selecting either the land or the stock 

 this should receive consideration. The orange, or the lemon, while doing 

 well on low ground in our valleys, is now generally conceded to do better 

 on our warmer hillsides and mesas, where freer from frost. The moderat- 

 ing influence of proximity to salt water, says Wickson, is an element favor- 

 ing the lemon grower. 



Pruning. — Pruning the lemon consists chiefly in forming the young 

 tree, and in this effort pinching overgrowing shoots will save ;i uch cutting 

 afterwards, and will check the running out of straggling branches, a habit 

 of growth to which the lemon is quite prone. Trimming out the head by 

 renewing weak shoots is also sometimes desirable. (Wickson.) 



1. Sicily. Fruit medium size, rind sweet and thin, smooth, tough 



and dense; pulp juicy, very acid, solid, of best quality, free from 

 the astringent taste common to many lemons.. One of the lead- 

 ing lemons of commerce. • 



2. Lisbon. Fruit large and full of acid juice, considered by many as 



the hardiest and best for all purposes. 



3. Sweet Rind. Fruit very smooth, solid and full of juice; the rind 



sweet instead of bitter. Originated in Alameda county. 



4. Villa Franca. One of the best known varieties for shipping. Fruit 



medium size, oblong, slightly pointed at the blossom end, rind 

 thin without any trace of bitterness even when green, acid 

 strong, juicy, practically seedless. Stands a low temperature; 

 the tree nearly thornless, with spreading and somewhat droop- 

 ing branches. 



5. Eureka. A highly valued imported variety of lemon. 



6. Agnes. Originated at National City, Cal., and considered to be of 



great merit. 



7. Olivia. Another lemon of California origin, and valued at its 



birthplace. 



8. Bonnie Brae. Originated at National City also, and considered 



one of the finest varieties grown. 



C. Madurensis. "Called by the natives of the Philippine Islands 

 'sua'; an exact counterpart of the Lucban (C. decumana), except that the 

 pulp is red and the juice sweet, with a suggestion of tartness." — Consul 

 Webb. 



C. medica Linne. The citron in the widest sense of the word, includ- 

 ing the citron of commerce, the lemon and the lime (the so-called species 

 C. cedra, C. limonium, C. limetta, C. aumia and C. trifoliata belonging to 

 this section of C. aurantium). 



The "jambouree" is a large, coarse variety of citron, produced cheaply 

 in large quantities in India. 



C. nobilis Lomerio. The mandarin orange, a very ornamental species; 

 the fruit flattened at the ends, red, rind thin, pulp dark orange, juicy and 

 rich. The thin peel separates most readily from the deliciously flavored 



