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LEMON CULTURE. 



in Sicily and Spain ; CVJifornia, Mexico, South America, and 

 Florida. 



The appearance of the fruit, its size, quality of rind, per- 

 centage of acidity, bitterness, flavor, and quantity of juice, are 

 the points that were made a basis of comparison. 



And this was the result of long and patient examination, 

 that a lemon weighing, when cured, about three ounces, with a 

 soft, smooth, golden-colored rind, is the favorite in all the great 

 markets, and will sell readily at the highest prices, where larger 

 and rougher skinned fruit will scarcely sell at all, at any price. 



And the directions given, so that this desired quality of fruit 

 may be home-grown, are to discard all trees that after a fair trial 

 continue to show bitterness ; to raise no seedling lemons for fruit, 

 and to exercise great care in selecting buds from trees of proved 

 excellence, that are free from bitterness and rich in citric acid. 



Some of the budded varieties already introduced in Califor- 

 nia and Florida were pointed out as well worthy of cultivation, 

 and as already commanding as high a price in the great markets 

 as the best imported lemons. 



Of these, Gary's Eureka stands foremost. Of this lemon 

 ive are told that it originated from a chance California seedling, 

 and that the original tree, now only seven years old, produced 

 only tw^o thousand lemons this past season, and that many other 

 trees budded from it on orange stock, three years from the bud, 

 are fruiting heavily ; and that while the ordinary Sicily lemon 

 brings only ten dollars per thousand in San Francisco, the Eu- 

 reka brings thirty dollars per thousand. Mr. Gary tells us that 

 he has for years been in search of a truly good lemon, and now 

 he has at last found it, wherefore he cries. Eureka ! 



And now let us pass on to our notice of the different varie- 

 ties that have been proven worthy of cultivation, and as we have 

 seen, first and foremost, comes the 



EUREKA. 



The tree is thornless, a strong grower, and an early and 

 prolific bearer. Fruit, medium ; sizerind sweet, no bitterness ; a 

 strong, pleasant acid, and seedless. 



