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The fruits are quite large, rough, but without prickles. The 

 skin is thin, soft and red and said to resemble that of the No mi ts'z 

 1 $&%*&) But the seed is much larger and the sweetness of a more 

 sprightly sub-acid flavor. The flesh is dry and crisp and like the No 

 mi ts'z can be wrapped in tissue paper without wetting the paper. It 

 is said to keep very well. The fruit of the original tree is noted for 

 its medicinal qualities and for its wonderful taste and fragrance. 



l\ IK i irti (Kirai ini ii) Cit\namon flavor 



The Kuei wei (^u#) is a very popular commercial variety 

 grown largely in the Pan yu (P'un u $^) district, especially at lLo 

 kang, ($i[$ ) and Shang yung (Sheung ch'ung JLf$). Compared with 

 the No mi ts'y, (fig^fcH), tne flesh of which is said to be fatty, the 

 Chinese speak of the Kuei wei (?) as like lean meat: For this 

 reason they say it can be eaten in greater quantities. In form the 

 fruit is sorrvjwhat smaller than the No mi ts'z ($s%.*-) and inclines a 

 little more to the heart shape. It has a very rough, but pretty red 

 skin, which tinges to green. Fruits of the Kuei wei (n), the skin 

 of which is altogether red, are said to be very inferior to those with 

 the green markings. This green color of the skin usually appears on 

 the shoulders These is usually a line, or constriction in the skin, 

 running around the fruit which, is quite characteristic. The 

 roughened character of the skin, which is quite prickly, is another 

 prominent feature of this fruit. In Lo kang (^|SJ) there is a type of 

 Kuei wei (fjrJc) called the Yah t'ou lu (Ap t'au luk <?,|fl^) which 

 is said to be the best type of this variety. The seed of the Kuei 

 wei (t-;i$c) is very small and dry. The flavor is very sweet and 

 fragrant, from which the variety doubtless gets its name of "cinnamon 

 fl.ivor. " 



llsiang li (Ilcuny lai &%,) Fragrant lycluc 



This variety is produced at various places in Kuang chou 

 ( Kwong chau JftM-l J but the best are produced in Sin Hsing (San hing 

 $|ffK^ district. In fact the fruit is often called the Sin hsing hsiangli (San 

 hing heung lai ^rfl^^^ to designate that it is superior to any llsiang 

 li (^|) produced elsewhere. The original tree of this variety, which 

 is said to have been the best, was located at Liu tsu fa t'ong (Luktso 

 fat t'ong -Aflifc^ in Sin Hsing (San hing$frf&). This temple is a 

 Buddhist temple named after Liu tsu (Luktso AIR.), who was the sixth 

 and last patriarch of the Buddhist Church in China. The founder of 

 Buddhism in China was Tat-rno who came in the fourth century. 



