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PERSIMMON 



This is frequently the case when several varieties are 

 grown near each other, possibly showing the effect of 

 cross-pollination. This variation in the color of the 

 flesh has caused some confusion in reaching a correct 

 nomenclature. The earlier shipments of trees from 

 Japan usually consisted of about 12 names, but no reli- 

 ance could he placed upon these names. The same 

 name was often found to apply to several distinct 

 varieties, or one variety had several synonyms. After 

 years of fruiting the so-called 40 varieties originally 



1725. The native Persimmon, Diospyros Vireiniana ( 



introduced, a more or less correct nomenclature has 

 been attempted; but from the many local names found 

 in various localities this has been a diflicult task. 



In the annexed list of the most desirable varieties 

 such synonyms are added thereto as have been ascer- 

 tained after several years' trial. JIany names refer to 

 Japanese localities, others t.. tin ir -Iki]il-. size, color, 

 etc.; their significance in .T;i|i:iii. ~( Im- a^ far as possi- 

 ble been translated in Eul-H-Ii liv Mi . Irata, a highly 

 educated Japanese artist, t.. wIm.iu tin writer is also 

 ndebted for \ al able ii f r t tl e use of tl is 



fru t in h s native countr 



Among or Temon (name of -i Tspa ( 

 fl te ed Iper y r hhed dark r nge t 



da 

 en we gh ng lb o 



Matur ty Sept 



pt unt 1 Miroh Tree 

 V s ual y dried 

 ; ellent Q al ty s t 



H yak 

 we ght I \ 



of tl e r 



no ssl p t k 

 Tine nash or Seedle 

 k o g ves tl e Htter n 

 but we fin 1 hotl rn 

 tree lb il o un f 



nyms tn t la 

 very late. Must 1 



PERSIMMON 



height: apt to be of dwarf growtli. Sometimes seedless, but 

 frequently with from 6 to 8 seeds. 



loyama Qaki (name of locality).— Medium to large, round, 

 but somewhat nirrower at the apex yellowish orange with 

 iHrk or bKck pencilings at apex Flesh dark brown or grayish 

 I rown \ erv <!weet Can be eaten when solid 4 to 6 ounces 



Eurukume (this may possibly be Goshw hira or Palace Per 

 simni n) — \ers 1 irge round somewhat flattened 3 to 3j^ in 

 in di un i\erige weight 10 ounces and sometimes yields 

 speciuu 1 lb ounces in weight keeps late Flesh red Tree 



1 r / / / nledo ' 



I M 1 oblong 



1 It 1 t I 1 1 K red often 



with Hick mottlmgs ne i ii h\ H 1 ni d „in\ I rown with 

 darker spots brittle and is edible while solid as early as Oct 

 1 \ ery prolific and bears fruit in largeclusters Tiee an up 

 right grower 



Zengi or Zmgi (name of Japanese village) —Plate XX\ III 

 Small 1^4X2 in weight 3 to 4 ounces flesh dark brown with 

 darker spots verv sweet edible as early as middle of Septem 

 ber while still solid and 1 ists throughout October 



P J BEKCkMAS": 

 Another Ettnnale of the Japanese Persimmons — 

 Grafted on our nati\e Persimmon, Diospyifs \ ir 

 ijiniana, the Japanese x arieties seem perfecth at 

 home and make much longer lived trees than those 

 imported from Japan. All varieties come into early 

 bearing and many of them are too prolific for the best 

 welfare of the trees. Tliis tendency to overbear should 

 be corrected by thinning the fruit. Several of the 

 varieties produce very large fruit, single specimens 

 often weighing over a pound. 



Some of the varieties ripen in August, some in 

 November, and others intermediate between these 

 dates. It requires some experience to determine just 

 wh n tl p fr t 1 a reache 1 tl e proper stage to be 



k ar es with the d fferent varietie 



s t s ha\ e lark flesh others 1 ght 



fl u xti re of the two The 1 fcht ai 1 



1 k 1 h r 1 ally in texture and cons stency as 



w I a a[ f ar e and wl en fo n I in the sa ne f r t 



are ne er blended but alwavs d t net The dark fle h 



ne er astr nt,ent the 1 (,ht fl si is astr ngent nt 1 



t softens The dark flesh If t s r j and i ea 



1 ke an apple and is e 1 ble 1 Xon e f 



the entirely dark fleshe I k 1 soften 



The hgl t fleshed kind an 1 ht an i 



1 rk fl h are ver\ lei r ch tl e 



ft In ne the 



1 g u to soften 



f llv r pe Seeds 



I 11 t fle hedknl are 



Ik h 1 fl h have seeds m 



t r p rt n t tl e i a tj f 1 rk flesh 



The market x alue of tl e fru t is at present n ore or 



less errat c ^. large proport on of the fru t eat g 



I e ] e f the North do not -^et know what a fl e f r t 



e Pers mn on is The frits ha e t le 



le hard and allowed to r pen after r a h nj, 



11. Commission men are 1 kely to sell tl 



;i!iii Hi. ]iiiblic to eat them — or attempt to do so— a week 



or two ahead of the proper stage of ripeness; hence the 



