58 AGRICULTURAL EXPLORATIONS IN THE ORCHARDS OF CHINA. 



Page. 

 Cold storage. See Storage, cold. 



Confectionery, use of peach or apricot kernels as flavoring, in China 20, 53-54 



Corylus heterophylla. See Hazelnut, 

 mandshurica . See Hazelnut. 

 Crab, Siberian. See Apple, Siberian crab. 



Cranberry, mountain, distribution in China 50 



suggestion of haw as substitute 34 



Crataegus pinnatifida. See Haw. 

 Cucurbita maxima. See Seeds, pumpkin, 

 moschata. See Seeds, pumpkin, 

 pepo. See Seeds, pumpkin. 



Cultivation, Chinese practice in fruit culture 9, 17, 36 



Currant, wild, distribution in China 10, 49 



Customs, Chinese, in connection with fruit, culture 9-10 



Cydonia sp. See Quince. 



Diospyros costata, variant name for cultivated persimmon 14 



kaki. See Persimmon, 

 lotus. See Persimmon, wild. 

 Dragon 's-claw jujube. See Jujube, dragon's-claw. 

 Dwarf wild cherry. See Cherry, dwarf wild. 



plum. See Plum, dwarf wild. 

 Edible pine seeds. See Seeds, pine. 



Emperor of China, fruits prepared for his special use 18, 26, 28, 37 



Eriobotrya japonica. See Loquat. 

 Euphoria longan. See Longan. 

 Fertilizers. See Manure. 

 Ficus carica. See Fig. 



Fig, cultivation in China 47 



Firmiana simplex seeds. See Seeds. 



Fruits, Chinese methods of handling 13, 16, 18, 33, 48 



See also Storage, cold. 



Fruits, citrus, distribution and culture in China 42-45 



hard, preferred by the Chinese 10, 21, 26, 49 



novel, of the citrus group, in China 45 



small, sparingly used by Chinese 10, 49 



support of overloaded branches, by Chinese 9, 12 



See also names of kinds of fruits. 

 Gingko biloba. See Nut, gingko. 



Gooseberry, distribution in China 10, 49 



Grafting, practice in propagation of fruits, in China 9, 11, 16, 21, 23, 35, 45 



Grape, culture for fruit, in China 9, 16, 40^12 



Guava, cultivation in China 47 



Hackberry, curious product, edible in China 50 



Hansen, N. E., on growth of peaches in Mongolia. 19 



Haw, cultivation and distribution in China 33-35 



Hazelnut, distribution in China 53 



Hehn, Victor, on habitat of the peach 17 



Helianthus annuus. See Seeds, sunflower. 



Henry , Augustine, collection of berries in China 49 



Hosie, Alexander, on use of dried pears in China 26 



Hybridization, suggested uses for Chinese fruits 19, 21, 31, 42, 49 



Ice, methods of use in China 41, 51 



204 



