O'Hara, Julie. The Meyer Lemon: More Than A Pretty Face. National Public Radio. 18 February 2009 [2009-02-20]. （原始内容存档于2018-06-16）. For more than a century, the Meyer lemon was known mostly for its looks. In its native China, it was primarily a decorative houseplant. The Meyer lemon might still be decorating homes today if it weren't for one man. In the early 1900s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent Frank N. Meyer, an agricultural explorer (yes, that was his actual job title) on several trips to Asia with the mission of collecting new plant species. Among more than 2,500 plants that he introduced to the U.S., the Meyer lemon was named in his honor. Sadly, Meyer would never live to see the success of his namesake. He died on an expedition near Shanghai in 1918.
Kennedy, D O; Wake, G; Savelev, S; Tildesley, N T J; Perry, E K; Wesnes, K A; Scholey, A B. Modulation of Mood and Cognitive Performance Following Acute Administration of Single Doses of Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) with Human CNS Nicotinic and Muscarinic Receptor-Binding Properties. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003-05-15, 28 (10): 1871–1881. ISSN 0893-133X. PMID 12888775. doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300230.
Lowry, Patricia. When life hands you Meyer lemons, life is sweet. 匹兹堡邮报 (Pittsburgh). February 12, 2009 [2020-10-28]. （原始内容存档于2013-05-23）. Meyer lemons are sweet, thin-skinned and famous for their ethereal perfume. Although common in California backyards, they are just beginning to be commercialized. Ask your friends or relatives in California to send you some," Alice Waters wrote in her Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook in 1999. A decade later you don't have to beg, thanks in part to Waters' championing of the Meyer and to more growers entering commercial production.
Markoulakis, Sophia. Meyer Lemon Sweet Enough To Squeeze(PDF). Master Gardener News – Amador County. University of California Cooperative Extension: 6. May 2005. （原始内容(PDF)存档于7 March 2006）.
