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Distilled Lime Oil from the West Indies sold on the London 

 market, April 1909, at 1*. 9d. to Is. lid. per lb. (Chem. and 

 Druggist, April 24th, 1909, p. 656). Lime juice on the London 

 market was realizing in March, 1909, Is. ?>d. per gallon for the 

 raw product ; £18 per cask of 108 gallons for concentrated juice 

 (Agric. News, Barbados, April 3rd, 1909, p. 112). 



Lemons, limes and citrons are classified together in the Customs 

 Returns, and the total amount imported into the United Kingdom 

 in 1907, from Germany, Spain, Italy, West Indies, &c, was 

 882,193 cwts., value £421,599 (Trade of the Unit. Kingdom, i. 1908, 

 p. 178). The Returns tor lime and lemon juice are also figured 

 together, and the total amount for 1907, chiefly from Italy 

 (138,361 gallon3, probably lemon, value £23,225) and British 

 W. Indies (413,507 gallons, probably lime, £46,389) was 552,462 

 gallons, value £69,671 (I.e. p. 181). 



The lime is usually raised from seed, which should be washed, 

 dried, and sown as early as possible after removal from the fruit. 

 The seedlings are ready for planting out in permanent places when 

 about a foot or two high, in from 9 to 12 months after sowing. 

 They may be planted from 12 to 20 feet apart, according to 

 richness of soil or locality, but each tree should be subject to full 

 sunlight at all times. The main requirements are a rich well- 

 drained soil, sheltered position, and a rainfall approximating to 

 100 inches. In Dominica the best results are obtained on the rich 

 coastal and valley lands, possessing a light black soil ; the plants 

 are also said to succeed in comparatively shallow soils overlying 

 heavy clays, and in red soil (Lime Cult. Pamph. 53, Imp. Dept. 

 Agric. W. Indies, p. 7). The rainfall is stated to have an effect 

 on the citric acid content and the yield of oil (from the rind) — 

 60 to 100 inches increasing the former and lowering the latter, 

 and 130 to 200 inches conducing to the reverse of these conditions 

 (I.e. p. 40). 



Protection from wind is important, and if there are no natural 

 shelter belts of trees, or rising ground in the neighbourhood of 

 the plantation, provision should be made by planting suitable 

 trees. In Montserrat "White Cedar" (Tecoma Icucoxylon) is used 

 for this purpose, planted at distances of about 150 yards, either in 

 single rows, or in double rows about 4 feet apart (I.e. p. 45). 

 " Galba " (Calophyllum Calaba) in Dominica has been found 

 suitable for main shelter belts, and Pois doux {Inga laurina) 

 has been recommended for subsidiary hedges, the prunings of 

 which make excellent mulch (I.e. p. 9). 



Tillage, pruning, manuring, &c, much the same as for the 

 orange ; although for manuring it has been recommended by 

 Sefior Alino (Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. xxv. 1901, p. 352) that from 

 10-12 per cent, more of nitrogenous fertilizer should be used. 



The ordinary Lime is usually very spiny, but a spineless form 

 has been developed in Dominica, which is considered superior in 

 its bearing qualities and in the citric acid content of the fruits. 

 (See Rep. Bot. St. Dominica, 1906 07, and Lime Cult. I.e. p. 4.) 



The machinery required for dealing with lime-juice is a t lure- 

 roller mill (the rollers made of granite when the juice is to be 



