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Yokono (Name of village). An astringent variety. See Fig. 125. 



Fruit: Size large, about two-tliirds pound; sliape rather quad- 

 rangular, apex sliglitly depressed with four prominent grooves running 

 outward from it; color liglit to reddish orange and very lustrous; flesh 

 light yellow with no dark dots, tender, very astringent; when procassed, 

 very sweet and juicy, quality excellent; usually seedless. 



The tree is exeeptionnlly thrifty and very prolific, bearing heavily 

 every year. This is probably the best variety among astringent series. 



Hachiya (The beekeeper). Also called Dojo-Ilachiya. See Fig. 12(1. 

 Fruit: Size large, usually over one-half pound; shape oblong with 

 well stretched shoulders and being rather quadrangular; apex slightly 

 pointed; transverse cross section somewhat quadrangular, cavity none 

 and calyx rather protruded ; color rather light ; flesh tender, fine. This 



Fig. 124. — The Tenjingosho persimmon. (Original.) 



is best suited for drying purposes as it loses very little volume when 

 cured ; seeds one or two, often none. 



The tree is very thrifty and prolific and is one of the most highly 

 recommended. Hachiya is very often confused with other varieties, 

 especially with Mino and Fuji. Those so-called Hachiya in California 

 are in most cases either Fuji or Mino. 



Fuji (Name of the most beautiful mountain). See Fig. 127. 



This is often confused with Hachiya and many nurseries sell this 

 under the latter name. 



Fruit: Size larger than Hachiya, usually two-thirds pound, and 

 sometimes over one pound ; shape oblong-conic, dropping off rather 

 abruptly to a point, cavity deep ; color yellowish orange, deeper toward 

 the apex; often marked with dark spots and lines near the apex; flesh 

 light orange in color, seedless in most cases, quality fairly good when 

 dried, very sweet and juicy when soft ripe. 



The tree is quite thrifty and erect grower and fairly prolific. Season 

 November. This is also a very promising variety. 



The greatest difficulty in obtaining right varieties lies in the fact, as 

 many growers have already experienced, that trees imported through 

 nurseries are unreliable. The writer's investigation of the reliabilitj^ 



