. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions . lear, and strongly flavored; seedsfew, sometimes none; tree large, a strong, vigorous grower,foliage thickly set, not precocious, very thorny. The Lisbon bears its fruit uniformly throughout thetree. The heavy foliage protects the fruit from tendency is to bear one large crop maturing in winter,with a small amount of summer fruit. Introduced fromEurope. Villafranca. — Form oblong, slightly pointed at theblossom end, rind thin, without an
. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions . lear, and strongly flavored; seedsfew, sometimes none; tree large, a strong, vigorous grower,foliage thickly set, not precocious, very thorny. The Lisbon bears its fruit uniformly throughout thetree. The heavy foliage protects the fruit from tendency is to bear one large crop maturing in winter,with a small amount of summer fruit. Introduced fromEurope. Villafranca. — Form oblong, slightly pointed at theblossom end, rind thin, without any trace of bitterness;acid strong, juicy ; nearly seedless. Tree almost thornless,branches spreading and somewhat drooping, foliage veryabundant, which protects the fruit from sunburn. The Varieties 75 tree is a strong grower and is considered less susceptible tocold than most varieties. Introduced from Europe. The advantages claimed for the Villafranca are that itmakes a more compact tree and bears its fruit, more uni-formly over the entire tree, but it requires at least one yearlonger to come into bearing, and tlie fruits on young trees. are shorter when they have the requisite diameter for pickingthan either the Eureka or the Lisbon. ^ Other varieties still to be found in old orchards and collec-tions are Bonnie Brae, Genoa, Sicily, Messina, and Milan. POMELOS Marsh. — Form flat or obovate; size small to medium ;color light yellow; rind smooth, variable in thickness; juice Lelong, Culture of the Citrus in California, p. 1G7. 76 Citrus
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