SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 
white pithy flesh. The flavour is very delicate, 
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-chéng and 
Wén-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 (Ribes sp.), thick 
bushes of which grow in the Ning-wu districts in 
every valley and ravine. Both the fruit, which 
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