A liRAXCII OF TIIK JUJUItK TRKK, LOADED WITH FRUIT, GROWIXG IX CALIFORXIA 



American-grown jujuljes were first served in the United States at a great public function 

 on the occasion of the Annual IJanquet of the National Geographic Society, January ii. 

 Those jujul)es represented one of the tangible results of agricultural exploration as it is 

 carried on by the Department f)f Agriculture. 



The jujulic is one of the i"ive principal fruits of China, and has been cultivated for at 

 least 4,000 years. A Chinese work published 800 years ago listed 43 named varieties; hun- 

 dreds are described in the more modern works. In China this fruit is highly esteemed, and 

 there are hundreds of varieties, differing in shape, size and flavor. There is even a seedless 

 one and one as large as a hen's egg. Some are eaten fresh and others are candied and dried 

 or used for preserves. The seedless sort is stewed with rice, much as we use raisins. 



The jujubes served at the National Geographic Society banquet were grown at the 

 Plant Introduction Garden at Chico, California, and had been candied in syrup and dried. 

 Many of the varieties thus preserved have almost exactly the shape, color, and flavor of dates. 



Here, then, is a new fruit as delicious as a choice date and capable of being grown 

 hundreds of miles further north than the date palm. Trees growing in Washington, D. C, 

 were entirely uninjured by temperatures as low as 17 degrees below zeri* l;i>;t winter. 



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