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whitewash, so about a week later the same trees were sprayed 

 a^ain. This second spraying left them quite thoroughly 

 whitened. The trees at this time were still entirely dormant. 

 On March 11, these trees were carefully examined, but it was 

 impossible then or_at any later time to detect any difference 

 between the sprayed and the unsprayed trees. It is true 

 that the whitewash had been partly washed off by rains 

 subsequent to the second spraying, but the sprayed trees 

 were still conspicuously whitened and could be distin- 

 guished at a considerable distance. This experiment is not 

 considered conclusive, but the result is recoided for what it 

 may be worth. 



Japaistese Persimmons. 



This comparatively new fruit seems to be gradually win- 

 ning its way to popular favor. Its many good qualities sug- 

 gest that it should be much more widely planted both for 

 home use and for market. It grows readily in all parts of 

 Alabama and is a very abundant and constant bearer. It 

 starts into growth quite early in the spring so that the wood 

 is occasionally injured by late freezes, but the flowers, coming 

 as they do on the new wood of this season's growth, are never 

 killed by cold. Trees begin bearing very young, often the 

 first year after planting. They are of dwarfish habit, and 

 may be planted as close as ten or twelve feet apart each way. 

 They should receive liberal fertilizing and good cultivation to 

 enable them to carry their heavy annual crops. 



Considerable confusion exists as to the names of varieties 

 of Japanese persimmons. The trees on the Station grounds 

 were mostly procured from G. L. Tabor, of Glen St. Mary 

 Fla., and his names are used in the following notes. Some of 

 the trees have borne three consecutive crops, the oldest were 

 planted in 1895. 



Tabor's No. 28. Fruited in 1897 and 1898. Productive, 

 early, fruit small to medium, irregularly flattened to nearly 

 globular, point flat or sunken, dark orange red, flesh dotted 



