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white pithy flesh. The flavour is very deHcate, 

 without the least acidity. A cultivated Crab- 

 apple also exists, which in flavour far surpasses 

 the P'ing-kuo. A third variety of Apple also 

 occurs, the fruit of which is of a medium size with 

 dark red skin, mealy flesh, and sour taste. 



A fruit that is much valued by the Chinese is 

 the Edible Haw {Crataegus pinnatifida). In a 

 wild state the fruit is small and very sour, but 

 when cultivated it reaches the size of a small 

 medlar, and though sour is very palatable. It 

 makes up into a fine jelly. 



Already I have mentioned the Grape as being 

 extensively cultivated in the Chiao-cheng and 

 Wen-sui districts of Shansi. Though this is un- 

 doubtedly the finest grape-producing area, this 

 fruit is also cultivated all over North China, right 

 up to Kalgan in North Chihli. At Hsiian-hua Fu, 

 near Kalgan, a very fine quality of White Grape 

 is grown. 



Though the Wild Grape (Vitis amurensis) occurs 

 in North China, it is by no means common. 



Pomegranates and Figs are cultivated in gardens 

 in North China, but are not indigenous and do not 

 grow wild. 



In the mountains of Shansi several kinds of 

 edible berries are to be found. The most abun- 

 dant of these is the Gooseberry (Rihes sp.), thick 

 bushes of which grow in the Ning-wu districts in 

 every valley and ravine. Both the fruit, which 



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