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Golden Gem. — Koundish or slightly oblong; medium 

 to large in size; color dark red orange to red; seeds few; 

 flesh soft, very sweet and rich; free from astringency, 

 even if picked before fully ripe. Commences to ripen 

 about the last of August and continues till October. This 

 variety was brought to notice by Mr. Logan Martin, of 



Fig. 252— Early Bearing. Reduced. Indiana Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station Bulletin 60. 



Borden, Indiana, who found the original tree on his farm 

 thirty-five years ago. He has propagated from this by 

 budding, and now has more than three hundred trees, 

 including top-worked wild and young trees growing in 

 the nursery. He reports that the persimmon pays him 

 better than any other fruit. 



