11U THE LYOHKK AND LUNG AN 



Tin 8hik It-sin lung yen (8 lie If, hap lung ngan fttfcJUWi) The 



Stone Gorge Lung an 



This variety is considered the best of the lungan. It had its 

 origin in P' ing chou ( P 'ing chau TOfl) of the Nan hai ( Nam hoi fgfg) 

 district. The original parent tree is said to have grown out between 

 two rocks, which gives the variety its name. Investigation in the 

 region has not resulted in the location of the tree nor the rocks in 

 which the tree is said to have grown. This variety is also known 

 under several other names. The Shih yeh lung yen (Shap ip lung 

 ngan ftSUfclft) or "Ten leaf lungan" is said to be a type of this and is 

 so-called because the leaflets are usually ten in number In general 

 there seems to be two distinct types of the "Stone Gorge Lungan", 

 the black seeded type and the brown seeded type. The former is 

 known under the name of Hei ho shih hsia (Hak hat shek hap $Jfc 

 35iSfe) "The Black Seeded Stone Gorge Lungan, and the brown 

 seeded type as the Chin crTi ho shih hsia (Kam ts'at wat shek hap 



Wu Yuan (V un ,%telJ Black Ball 



This is a small lungan, probably nearer to the wild than any 

 other variety, very small, quite sour, large seed but widely used for 

 stock in the Ling Nan region. The leaves of the tree are large, 

 bark rough and it is a vigorous grower (fig. 58) . Although the fruits 

 are small (fig. 59) they are edible and usually used for canning. The 

 Chinese say that the sour taste of this lungan makes it better fruit for 

 canning. The Kao yuan (Ko un ,%E1) is probably a type of this 

 variety of somewhat superior quality. It is also widely used in canning. 



Tsao ho (Tso wo ?-9fc) Early Ric< 



This is the earliest variety of lungan and while not so good is 

 nevertheless highly prized. There is a type of this variety about two 

 weeks earlier and called the Ch'i chin tsao ho (Kam ts'at tso wo 



She p'i lung yen (She p'i lung ngan fcfc&fi&HR) Snake N /,//> 



Lungan 



This is one of the largest of the lungans and is very latr. 

 The fruit is about the size of a small lychee (fig. 60 . The skin is 

 rough and the seed is large and the quality is considered inferior. It 

 is produced very largely at Shih wei t'ang (Shek \vai t'ong fiMtfi 



The Hua kioh (Fa hok #$) Flower Skin 



Most of the trees of this variety are seedlings and the Chines? 

 recognize it as one of the poorest of the lungan. The flesh is thin 

 and rather tasteless. 



