Citruss · USDA pomological watercolour
Eureka Citrus
The Eureka is the common supermarket lemon, a nearly thornless, ever-bearing tree that fruits through much of the year. It was grown in Los Angeles around 1858 from seed of a Sicilian lemon and selected for the California trade. Bright, acidic, and largely seedless, it became the dominant fresh-market lemon of the western United States, and USDA artists recorded it as citrus growing expanded.
| Cultivar | Eureka |
|---|---|
| Species | Citrus limon |
| Common fruit | Citrus |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | California, Riverside, Corona; California, Los Angeles, Whittier |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 11 |
All 11 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000128, POM00006369, POM00006415, POM00006416, POM00006417, POM00006418, POM00006419, POM00006770, POM00006824, POM00006825, POM00006890.
