Bui. 204, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



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Fig. 1.— An Old Specimen of the 'Lang tsao," or Mellow Jujube, at 

 Tsintze, Shansi Province, China, Showing the Peculiar Habit of 

 Growth Characteristic of this Variety. 

 Introduction No. 2268G. 



Fig. 2.— A near View of the Trunk of a Chinese Seedless Jujube Tree 

 near Laoling, Shantung Province, China, Showing the Rings that 

 Have Been Made Each Year by Sawing Through the Bark to Make 

 the Trees Bear More Heavily. 



