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Photo by Frank N. Meyer 
THE GIANT CHINESE PERSIMMONS IN BASKETS ON THEIR WAY TO THE PEKIN 
MARKET 
Americans have no idea of the extent and value of this great industry in the Orient, 
where it means as much to the people as the apple industry does to us. Some day, when the 
plants which have been imported come into bearing, our horticulturists will see the great 
food-producing value of this neglected crop. 
, Photo by Frank N. Meyer 
AN ORCHARD OF CHINESE PERSIMMONS IN THE MING TOMBS VALLEY WEST OF PEKIN 
Professor Sargent, of Harvard, predicted that the introduction of this giant persimmon, 
which was accomplished by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer of the Department, 
would be worth a million dollars to the country. 
