THE LVCHEE AND LUNGAN 



shape that of a goose egg and the sweetness of honey. The 

 skin is thin, the meat is thick and the seed is very small. The juice 

 is somewhat milky. The flavor is very fragrant and is said to remove 

 any bad odors from the mouth and to give the teeth a fragrance which 

 will last over night. In general appearance the fruits produced at 

 the present time are said to resemble those from the original tree 

 except that the form is somewhat more elongated and the skin more 

 dotted. The seeds are sometimes large and sometimes very small 

 (fig. 50). It is an early ripening variety appearing shortly after 

 San yueh hung (Sam ut hung H/j$t). 



T'f.ny Po (T'ong poll' $Hft) Pond embankment. 



This is another very early variety widely planted throughout 

 Kwangtung. In Pan yu (Pun u $1$) district it will be found at Pei 

 shan (Pak shan 4hUl), Lun t'ou (Lun t'au rojrJJH'? T'u hua (T'o wa 

 h^ ) and Li chiao (Lik kau jSJU ) . It ripens about ten days after San 

 yueh hung (Sam ut hung.H$&l). 



The leaves are small and somewhat like those of the Huai 

 chih (Wai chi $Htt) The fruit is said to resemble the egg of a pigeon. 

 The skin is red and roughened. The flesh is thin and juicy and 

 with little rag. The flavor is quite sour. 



Shang hou h uai'(She uny sit it ir'.ri f& 1iO ' ' Pr< aide-ti t of a hoard 

 embraces" 



This variety probably has its origin in Fukien as it is reported 

 that an official known by the title of Shang shou (fiSMlO i-e. , a President 

 of a Board, went from Kwangtung to a place in Fukien and brought 

 back with him seed of a fruit the tree of which gave origin co this 

 variety. 



The fruit ripens about the same time as the No mi ts'z 

 (flMfc-ft) an d is quite widely grown in Kwangtung. The leaves are 

 quite small. The fruit is large and rounded in form. The skin is red 

 with many large dense spots. The inner part of the skin is pink and 

 adheres slightly to the upper part of the seed. The flesh is quite 

 easily separated from the seed and the flavor is sweet but with little 

 fragrance. The seeds varv in si'/e. 



