644 EPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, 
our large cities in the North. Up to this date there has been but 
little of the fruit to sell. The largest amount grown by any one 
erson or firm of which I have heard was by Mr. J. Crawshaw & 
on, of Lawtey, Fla. I have been informed that the past year they 
sold about 100 bushels, principally in New York City, at an average 
price of about $7 per bushel. The fruit ships remarkably well, as 
it should be picked a little before it is ripe, and can then be trans- 
ported with perfect safety for thousands of miles. It matures and 
softens very gradually, and makes an excellent fruit to handle by 
retail dealers. It has an additional advantage in being very attract- 
ive in appearance. 
Hachiya.* 
This variety grows to the largest size of any I have yet seen. The 
shape is oblong-conic, dropping off rather abruptly toa point. Man 
specimens are decidedly quadrangular. Thecolor isa dull yellowis 
scarlet, with small dots, and occasional blotches of a brownish cast, 
generally found more numerous near the apex. 
The flesh is rather firm and of a dull color, with reddish streaks 
running through it lengthwise of the fruit. Seeds rather numerous 
and very long and slender. The flavor is sweet when fully matured, 
but quite astringent when only partially ripe. The quality is below 
that of some varieties. It is one of the principal varieties used for 
drying in Japan. The illustration (see Plate 2) was made from a 
specimen from Lyman Phelps, of Sanford, Fla. 
Tane-Nashv.t 
Size, large to very large, some specimens baving a diameter of 
3inches. The shape is roundish conical, or heart-shaped, and very 
symmetrical, there being no approach to quadrangular, as in some 
others; scarcely any cavity at the base, and stem one-half inch long. 
Color, bright orange-red, without any mixture of dull shades. The 
flesh is quite soft and in flavor a rich sweet; astringent before full 
maturity. It is without seeds. This is another of the varieties com- 
monly dried in Japan. It bears well and is, all things considered, 
one of the choicest varieties. When fully ripe the fruit looks like a 
ball of translucent jelly, and the taste does not belie its good looks. 
Specimens illustrated on Plate 2 are from O. P. Rooks, of Gar- 
denia, Fla. 
Yemon. 
Size, medium, the diameter being from 2 to 3 inches; shape, flat, 
nearly always with four well-marked sides, and the same number of 
deep sutures running into a deep cavity, in which the stem and ca- 
lyx are set. The point isa little depressed, and indistinct sutures 
run towards the four corners. The color is a bright scarlet. A del- 
icate bloom covers the surface. 
The flesh is of a dull chrome red, and when fully ripe so soft as to 
require a spoon to be used in eating it. The flavor is a most deli- 
cious sweet. It is quite generally thought to be one of the best in 
quality of any yet imported. This fact, together with its habit of 
* Pronounced Hah-chee-yah. } Pronounced Tah-na Nah-shee. 
