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BULLETIN 1255, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 2 contains data derived from monthly analyses of the fruit 

 of trees representing three strains of the Lisbon variety — the Bull, 

 the Open, and the Dense Unproductive. 



Table 2. — Composition of Lisbon lemons of different strains (monthly samples). 



Sample No. 



BULL STRAIN (TREE 

 1-56-12). 



1545.. 



1569.... 



B617 



B645 



B692... 



B739 



B803 



B868 



B911 



B959 



1093A 



1109 



1120 



1145 



1158 



1178. 



1207 



Month 

 picked. 



June 



July 



November. 

 December.. 



January 



February .. 

 March,.... 



April 



May 



Average. 



OPEN STRAIN (TREE 



1-26-9). 



1548 



1584 



1597 



B653 



B702 



B758 



B810 



B866 



B914 



B947 



1100 



1122 



1148.—,. 



1162 



1182 -.. 



1197 



June 



October 



November. 

 December.. 



January 



February .. 



March 



June 



Average. 



DENSE UNPRODUC- 

 TIVE STRAIN 

 (TREE 1-29-12). 



1547 



1581.. 



B618 



B652 



B695 



B750 



B807 



B865..J 



B907 



B950 



1092A 



11215 



L146 



1159 



1181 



1195 



Average. 



Mav 



July 



August 



December.. 



January 



February... 



March 



April 



May 



June 



November. 

 December.. 



January 



February- 

 April 



May. 



Spe- 

 cific 



grav- 

 ity of 

 fruit. 



0. 8914 

 .9286 

 .8903 

 .8863 

 . 9065 

 .9032 

 .9032 

 . 8825 

 .9142 

 .9116 

 . 9348 

 .9002 

 .9140 

 .8728 

 .8928 

 . 8953 

 .8361 



.3979 

 ±.003 



weight 



of 

 fruit. 



Oil. 



Rind. 



Grams. 



Per ct. 



135.6 



0.31 



121.8 



.40 



125. 5 



.69 



133. 1 



.56 



128. 4 



.72 



111.9 



.63 



120.0 



.50 



140. 1 



.49 



124.6 



.50 



127.3 



.56 



114.7 



.69 



67.6 



.65 



117.9 



.56 



121. 3 



.56 



128.2 



.51 



121.6 



.44 



142. 1 



.37 



0. 9176 

 .9204 

 .9113 

 .S989 

 .8756 

 .9177 

 .8995 

 .9046 

 .9189 

 .9087 

 . 9493 

 .9426 

 .9142 

 .9119 

 .9063 

 .8550 



.9095 

 ±.003 



June 



July 



November. . 

 December... 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



October 



December... 



January 



February 



April 



May 



0. 9303 

 .9486 

 .9138 

 .9006 

 . 85.54 

 . 9239 

 . 8996 

 .9015 

 .9143 

 .9124 

 .9227 

 .9414 

 . 9280 

 . 9253 

 .9255 

 .8934 



.9148 

 ±.003 



Perct. 

 45.4 

 41.5 

 43.6 

 42.7 

 39.9 

 39.5 

 38.2 

 42.6 

 37.3 

 39.5 

 34.1 

 34.5 

 35.8 

 39.5 

 39.5 

 41.3 

 44. 1 



122. 5 . 54 40. 

 ±. 02 ±. 5 



123.9 



129.5 I 



111. 4 



130. 5 



115. 7 



112.0 



125.4 



128.4 



129.3 



120.3 



107.1 



112.7 



118.1 



121.1 



128.1 



123.8 



121.1 



137.8 

 115.2 



123. 7 



128.7 

 121.1 

 113.6 

 126.3 

 130.7 

 131.4 

 128.7 

 103.0 

 110. 1 

 116.0 

 123.0 

 120.2 



124. 1 



0.36 

 .28 

 .42 

 .47 

 .48 

 .46 

 .30 

 .39 

 .36 

 .39 

 .63 

 .54 

 .52 

 .47 

 .41 

 .44 



.43 



±.01 



0.34 

 .44 

 .69 

 .72 

 .75 

 .73 

 .66 

 .7:5 

 .66 

 .85 

 .85 

 .52 

 .65 

 .58 

 .60 

 .55 



122.1 



±.02 



32.8 

 31.8 

 27.0 

 38.2 

 32.7 

 33.2 

 37.2 

 33.7 

 36.3 

 37.5 

 31.0 

 32.2 

 36.5 

 37.7 

 39.3 

 38.8 



Pulp. 



Juice. 



Per ct. 

 53.9 

 58.1 

 55.6 

 57.0 

 59.3 

 59.7 

 61.6 

 57.1 

 62.5 

 60.1 

 65.7 

 65.6 

 64.1 

 60.2 

 60.4 

 58.4 

 53.7 



Per ct. 

 53.1 

 57.3 

 54.3 

 55.8 

 58.1 

 58.3 

 60.5 

 56.4 

 61.8 

 59.4 

 64.4 

 63.9 

 62.6 

 59. 1 

 59.4 

 57.4 

 52.7 



Insol- 

 uble 

 solids 



in 

 pulp. 



Total 

 sugar 



Perct. 

 1.53 

 1.35 

 2.39 

 2.16 

 1.92 

 2.32 

 1.91 

 1.27 

 1.07 

 1.33 

 1.98 

 2.59 

 2.37 

 1.89 

 1.67 

 1.73 

 1.89 



1.85 

 ±.08 



Perct. 

 1.53 

 1.22 

 2.19 

 2.45 

 2.28 

 2.15 

 2.29 

 1.34 

 1.06 

 1.04 

 2.38 

 2.64 

 2.68 



"i.26 



2.05 

 1.58 



1.88 

 ±.11 



66.4 



67.6 



72.5 



60.9 



67.0 



66.5 



62.7 



66.0 



63.4 



62.4 i 



68.9 



67.8 



63.2 



62. 1 , 



60.6 I 



34.8 

 ±.6 



34.9 

 31.9 

 36.2 

 38.3 

 38.6 

 34.7 

 37.9 

 38.7 

 31.5 

 34.3 

 34.1 

 36.9 

 40.0 

 40. 1 

 39.4 

 37.8 



36.6 



±.5 



64.9 



65.3 

 66.6 

 71.4 

 59.3 

 65.6 

 65.2 

 61.6 

 64.8 

 62.5 

 61.2 

 67.0 

 66.3 

 61.8 

 60.9 

 59.6 

 59.8 



1.61 

 1.55 

 1.50 

 2.65 

 2.14 

 2.04 

 1.81 

 1.77 

 1.44 

 1.91 

 2.69 

 2.30 

 2.27 

 1.84 

 1.68 

 1.35 



1.62 

 1.48 

 1.52 

 2.31 

 2.29 

 2.38 

 1.74 

 1.83 

 1.79 

 1.65 

 3.84 

 3.11 

 3.17 

 2.91 

 2.43 

 1.81 



64.8 

 67.7 

 62 8 

 59.7 



60. 8 

 65. 1 



61. 6 

 61.0 

 68.0 

 65.5 

 65.9 

 63.1 

 59.7 

 59.4 

 59.7 



62. 1 



62.9 



64.0 

 66.7 

 61.4 

 58.7 

 59.8 

 64.1 

 60.8 

 60.3 

 67.5 

 64.7 

 64. 4 

 61.9 

 58.7 

 58.4 

 58.9 

 61.2 



1.91 

 ±.07 



62.0 



1.32 

 1.45 

 2.22 

 1.65 

 1.66 

 1.48 

 1.30 

 1.21 

 .81 

 1.25 

 2. 29 

 1.87 

 1.58 

 1.66 

 1.44 

 1.39 



1.54 

 ±.06 



2.24 



±.12 



1.11 

 1.09 



1.74 

 1.98 

 2.00 

 1.94 

 1.53 

 1.29 

 1.24 

 .82 

 1.87 

 1.84 

 2.69 

 2.02 

 1.89 

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