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Improvement of the Lime, <fcc. — A. B. C. of Lime Cultivation, 

 Pamphlet No. 53, 1908, pp. 1-48, issued by the Commissioner, 

 Imp. Dept. Agric. W. Indies (Dulau & Co., London), covering the 

 Cultivation ; Products — Green Limes, Pickled Limes, Raw and 

 Concentrated Lime Juice, Citrate of Lime, Hand-pressed Lime 

 Oil, Distilled Lime Oil, &c— The Lancet, March 28th, 1908, giving 

 an analysis of the juice of the Lime, compared with that of the 

 Lemon. — Various Papers in the Agric. News, Barbados. — See also 

 various references under Citrus Aurantium. 



Var. limonum, Brandis. 



Small tree 8-10 feet. Leaves oval-oblong crenulated, petioles 

 somewhat winged or without wings. Fruit elongated, with thin 

 yellow rind which adheres to the acid pulp. 



III. — Duhamel, Traite des Arbres, vii. tt. 27, 28 ; Woodville, 

 Med. Bot. iii. t. 189 {C. Medico) ; Tuss. Ant. ii. t. 19 (Limonier 

 ordinaire) ; Hayne, Darst. Beschr. Gewache, xi. t. 27 {Citrus 

 Medico) ; Burnett, PI. Util. i. t. 8a ; Berg & Schmidt, Darst. & 

 Beschr. Pharm. iv. t. 31f ; Risso & Poiteau, Orangers, tt. 70-95 ; 

 Bentl. & Trimen, Med. PI. t. 54 ; Zippel, Ausl. Handels, Nahrpn. 

 t. 22 ; Kohler, Med. Pflan. i. ; Bonavia, Cult. Oranges & Lemons, 

 India, tt. 178-224 ; Sauvaigo, Les Cult. Medit. f . 108. 



Lemon. 



Cultivated in the Botanic Gardens of the Colony. 



A large form " Metfords Lemon " {see Kew Bull. 1900, pp. 28-29), 

 sent out from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is also grown. 

 Largely cultivated in the Mediterranean Region, Spain, Portugal, 

 Azores, and the Canaries. 



The candied rind (Lemon Peel) is an important article of 

 commerce, and grafting or budding on the bitter orange is 

 advisable (Kew Bull. 1895, p. 271), otherwise the uses and cultiva- 

 tion are much the same as those of the Lime {q.v.). The method 

 of curing the whole fruit is somewhat different. 



Lemons are not allowed to ripen on the tree, but are stem cut 

 just before they begin to show yellow. They are then piled or 

 heaped on the floor in a dark, close room, and covered with 

 blankets for forty-eight hours, which will cause them to sweat 

 profusely. After being wiped dry they are put in single layers 

 on shelves iaa dark room, and left for a week or ten days until 

 they begin to show a clear, straw colour. They should then be 

 sized carefully, since they are sold by size, and packed like 

 oranges, in boxes. Lemons so prepared for market will keep for 

 months in a perfect condition, and there is no trouble about their 

 going bad in the way oranges do (Journ. Jamaica Agric. Soc. 

 Jan. 1906, p. 20). 



To pickle lemons for export they are first cut in two and 

 immersed in salt water for from three to eight days ; they arc 

 then placed in casks with alternate layers of salt; salt water is 

 then introduced to fill up the spaces and the cask closed up (Kew 

 Bull. 1895, p. 271). 



