The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . sale or exportation incases containing about 420, or in boxes some-what smaller. They are picked by hand andsorted and wrapped in tissue paper. The Lemoncases that are due to arrive on the market at 446 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [December 20; 1913. Christmastime are often artistically decoratedwith silver and gold paper, coloured wrappers,picturesque advertisements, and trade marks. If the weather is very fine in September andOctober the Lemon trees make new bloom, thefertilised flowers of which grow i
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . sale or exportation incases containing about 420, or in boxes some-what smaller. They are picked by hand andsorted and wrapped in tissue paper. The Lemoncases that are due to arrive on the market at 446 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [December 20; 1913. Christmastime are often artistically decoratedwith silver and gold paper, coloured wrappers,picturesque advertisements, and trade marks. If the weather is very fine in September andOctober the Lemon trees make new bloom, thefertilised flowers of which grow into large-sized,rough, thick-skinned Lemons. They are not veryjuicy, but the peel is most suitable for candying. core, having a small portion of rind at the apexand base. These pieces are then divided trans-versely and cast on one side and the 6trips ofpeel are thrown in another place. Next day thepieces of peel are deprived of their oil by press-ing four or five times successively the outer sur-face of the peel (zest or flavedo), bent into aconvex shape, against a flat sponge held in the. astringent and as a flavouring substance—it ischiefly considered as a wholesome beverage. Syrup of Lemon is prepared from Lemonjuice (Succus limonis), and Lemon oil (Oleumlimonis) from the fresh peel. Lemon essence isused plentifully in cookery and confectionery;it eaters into the flavouring of many sweet-meats, and typical sharp-tasting sweets, such asacid drops, are made out of it. Eau da Cologne,perfumery, toilet waters, have citric acid intheir composition. Lemon juice has a whitening effect on the skinand is a sedative to the stomach. A large Lemon ires in Sicily may producethree thousand fruits in one year. And it iswell that these trees are so prolific, for the grow-ing, picking, sorting, packing, peeling, squeez-ing and distilling give work to thousands ofnative men, women and children, to whom thetree is the only source of livelihood from oneyears end to another. Others find employ
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