. California fruits and how to grow them. Fruit culture. How to Grow Them 327 Varieties of the Lemon is all washed in a lemon washing machine, and is piled up in the house wet, just as it comes from the machine. The canvas cov- ers are not dropped over it, however, until it is thoroughly dry. An idea of these curing tents can be had from an adjacent engraving which shows them on both sides of a central space which is used for packing the fruit in the shipping boxes. \\'ith proper curing facilities lemons picked in Novemlier and December may be kept until the following July. Later pickings may
. California fruits and how to grow them. Fruit culture. How to Grow Them 327 Varieties of the Lemon is all washed in a lemon washing machine, and is piled up in the house wet, just as it comes from the machine. The canvas cov- ers are not dropped over it, however, until it is thoroughly dry. An idea of these curing tents can be had from an adjacent engraving which shows them on both sides of a central space which is used for packing the fruit in the shipping boxes. \\'ith proper curing facilities lemons picked in Novemlier and December may be kept until the following July. Later pickings may not keep so well and may be marketed first. C)f the finer points in lemon handling, however, there is much which must be learned by ex- perience. VARIETIES OF LEMONS FOR CALIFORNIA. During the earlier years of California lemon growing there were continuous efforts put forth to secure better lemon varieties. During the last decade three varieties have been accepted as satisfactory and nearly all others have been dropped. The three are Eureka, Lisbon, and Villa Franca, arranged according to present degree of popularity in southern California, where nearly the whole commercial product is now made, although some plantings have been undertaken farther north, chiefly in the citrus belt on the east side of the San Joaquin valley. Eureka.—A native of California, originated by C. R. Workman, at Los Angeles, from seed imported from Hamburg iai 1872, only one seed growing, from which buds were put by him on orange stock. Dis- tributed by T. A. Garey, of Los Angeles. Tree very free from thorns. Fruit medium size, sweet rind, a good keeper, few seeds; very popular, especially in coast regions. Less popular in the interior be- cause of scant foliage. Lisbon.—Imported from Portugal; first grown by D. M. Burnhani, of Riverside. Fruit uniformly medium size, rather oblong, fine grain, thin sweet rind, strong acid; few seeds; a good keeper; tree is a strong grower, with compact foliage, proli
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