Dried Persimmons. 



A small-fruited variety of Diospyros Jcaki, generally 

 sold tied on strings. Its Chinese name is "Chen chien sze 

 ping", meaning "pointed persimmon". The dried persimmon 

 is an important food product in China and a good dried 

 persimmon resembles somewhat a dried fig though it is not 

 so sweet. The art of drying them has been investigated by 

 Mr. Meyer and his account of the method was published on 

 p. 750-751, No. 95 of this series, March 1914. Photo No. 

 976, by F. N. Meyer, Sianfu, Shensi, China, Jan. 30, 1914. 



