COMPOSITION OF CALIFORNIA LEMONS. 
Table 2.— Composition of Lisbon lemons grown in various sections of California- 
Continued. 
Santa Paula (Tree 12). 
Sam- 
ple 
No. 
Month 
picked. 
Color. 
Thickness of 
peel. 
Specific 
gt avity 
of fruit. 
Oil in 
fruit, by 
weight. 
Oil per 
ton of 
fruit. 
Acid in 
fruit. 
Acid 
per ton 
of fruit. 
Acid in 
juice. 
Per cent. 
Pounds. 
Per cent. 
Pounds. 
Per cent. 
640 
Dec 
Jan 
Feb 
LG-LY. . . 
LY 
LG 
0. 9182 
.8955 
.9140 
0.50 
.40 
.42 
10.0 
8.0 
8.4 
3.34 
2.99 
2.95 
66.8 
59.8 
59 
7.28 
681 
Thick 
6.97 
725 
Medium 
6.86 
790 
Mar 
LG 
do 
.8973 
.30 
6.0 
2.80 
56.0 
6.76 
848 
Apr 
LG 
do 
.8908 
.30 
6.0 
3.10 
62.0 
6.44 
893 
Mav 
LG 
do 
.9099 
.41 
8.2 
3.21 
64.2 
6.74 
942 
June 
LG 
do 
.9205 
.41 
8.2 
3.39 
67.8 
6.77 
986 
July 
LG-DG... 
do 
.9239 
.49 
9.8 
3.47 
69.4 
6.88 
1042 
Aug 
LY 
do 
.9204 
.40 
8.0 
3.69 
73.8 
7.22 
1075 
Sept 
LY 
do 
. 8952 
.40 
8.0 
3.83 
76.7 
7.25 
1085 
Nov 
LG-Y 
do 
.9168 
.42 
8.4 
2.95 
59.0 
7.28 
1114 
Dec 
LG-Y 
do 
.9666 
.47 
9.5 
2.98 
59.6 
7.18 
.9141 
.41 
8.1 
3.22 
64.5 
6.97 
WmrnER (Tree 15). 
625 
Nov 
Dec 
DG 
LY 
Thick 
0. 9073 
. 9049 
0.70 
.70 
14.0 
14.0 
3.02 
3.06 
60.4 
61.2 
6.37 
667 
do 
6.88 
706 
Jan 
LY 
do *. 
.8867 
.55 
11.0 
2.93 
58.6 
6.51 
771 
Feb 
LY 
Medium 
.9053 
.47 
9.4 
2.80 
56.0 
6.37 
833 
Mar 
LG 
do 
.9056 
.37 
7.4 
2 64 
52.8 
6.31 
880 
Apr 
LY 
do 
.8884 
.38 
7.6 
2.82 
58.4 
5.90 
929 
Mav 
LY 
Thick 
.9067 
.45 
9.0 
2.96 
59.2 
6.34 
969 
June 
LY-FY... 
do 
. 8945 
.46 
9.2 
2.92 
59.4 
6.37 
1032 
July 
LG 
do 
. 9445 
.48 
9.6 
2.85 
57.0 
7.11 
1053 
Aug.-. 
DG-FY... 
do 
. 9297 
.42 
8.4 
3.12 
62.4 
6.65 
1077 
Sept 
LY 
Medium 
.9390 
.49 
9.8 
3.32 
66.4 
6.79 
1089 
Oct 
DG-Y. ... 
Thick 
.9382 
.54 
10.7 
2.57 
51.4 
6.48 
.9126 
.50 
10.0 
2.92 
58.4 
6.51 
Table 3. — Composition of Villa Franca lemons grown in various sections of California, 
Bonita (Tree 3), 
Sam- 
ple 
No. 
Month 
picked. 
Color.* 
Thickness of 
peel. 
Specific 
gravity 
of fruit. 
Oil in 
fruit, by 
weight. 
Oil per 
ton of 
fruit. 
Acid in 
fruit. 2 
Acid 
per ton 
of fruit. 
Acid in 
juice. 2 
491 
565 
July 
Sept 
Oct 
Nov 
Dec 
Feb 
Mar 
Apr 
May 
June 
July 
Aug 
DG-LG... 
DG 
LG 
DG 
LY 
LY 
LY 
LG 
LG 
LY-FY... 
FY 
LY 
Medium-thick. . . 
Thin 
0. 9455 
.9628 
. 9557 
.9319 
.9304 
.8957 
.8753 
.8965 
.9079 
.9095 
.9222 
.9631 
Per cent. 
0.62 
.47 
.50 
.59 
.70 
.54 
.54 
.58 
.62 
.57 
.55 
.74 
Pounds. 
12.3 
9.4 
10.0 
11.8 
14.0 
10.8 
10.8 
11.6 
12.4 
11.4 
11.0 
14.8 
Per cent. 
3.40 
4.16 
4.00 
3.73 
3. 85 
3.20 
3.16 
3.35 
3.70 
3.63 
3.41 
4.01 
Pounds. 
68.0 
83.2 
80.0 
74.6 
77.0 
64.0 
63.2 
67.0 
74.0 
72.6 
68.2 
80.2 
Per cent. 
7.07 
7.28 
Medium 
6.97 
630 
Thick 
7.58 
675 
Medium 
7.63 
780 
Thick 
7.07 
823 
883 
921 
do 
Medium- thick... 
Thick... 
6.90 
6.65 
7.11 
976 
1028 
do 
7.28 
7.14 
1058 
do 
7.56 
Average 
.9247 
.58 
11.7 
3.63 
72.7 
7.19 
!DG, dark green; LG, light green; LY, light yellow; FY, full yellow. 
2 All acid is calculated as citric with water of crystallization. 
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