CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction ' 9 



Persimmons 10 



Cultivated varieties 11 



Trie wild persimmon 15 



Peaches 16 



Cultivated varieties 16 



Nectarines 19 



The original wild peach 19 



Apricots 20 



Wild apricots of northern China, Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and north- 

 ern Korea 21 



Plums 22 



Cherries 23 



Pears 25 



Cultivated varieties 25 



Wild pears in northern China 29 



Apples 30 



Cultivated varieties : 30 



The wild crab apple 31 



Quinces 32 



Haws 33 



Loquats 35 



Jujubes 35 



Cultivated varieties 35 



Dragon's-claw jujube 40 



The wild jujube 40 



Grapes 40 



Cultivated varieties 40 



Raisins 42 



Various species of wild grapes 42 



The citrus group 42 



Sweet oranges 43 



Mandarins 43 



Tangerines 43 



Kumquats 44 



Pomelos and shaddocks 44 



Lemons. 44 



Fingered lemons 45 



Novel citrus fruits 45 



Nagis 45 



Pomegranates 46 



Litchis 46 



Longans 47 



Figs , . 47 



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