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HISTORY AND USES 



The fruits known as Jujubes are obtained from several species of 

 Zizyphus, shrubs or small trees with hooked spines belonging to the 

 natural order Rhamriaceae. Zizi/phus vulgaris, a small tree, is widely 

 dispersed through Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia to 

 China, and it ascends the Himalayas to the height of over GOOO feet. It 

 has scarlet fruit about an inch long, having a pleasant flavoured pulp 

 and is known as the European Jujube. The fruit is eaten fresh and also 

 in a dried state. When fresh the fruit is somewhat acid, but after being 

 dried it becomes much sweeter. Zizyphus Jujnba is a small evergreen 

 tree which is dispersed through India, China, tropical Africa, and extends 



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