60 AGRICULTURAL EXPLORATIONS IN THE ORCHARDS OF CHINA. 



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Mulberry, occurrence in China 48 



Myrica nagi. See Nagi. 



Nagi, distribution and culture in China 45-46 



Names, Chinese, for certain novel citrus fruits 45 



edible pine seeds 53 



the actinidia 49 



apple 30, 31 



apricot 20 



cherry 23 



chestnut 52 



gingko nut 54 



grape 40, 42 



hackberry 50 



haw 33 



jujube 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 



litchi 46 



longan 47 



loquat 35 



mulberry 48 



nagi 45 



peach 16, 17, 18, 19 



pear 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 



persimmon 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 



plum 22 



pomegranate 46 



quince 32, 33 



walnut 51, 52 



water chestnut . 55 



Nectarine, rare occurrence in China 19 



Nevius, Doctor, introduction of western fruits into China 30 



Numbers of seed and plant introductions, explanation 12 



See also Importations. 



Nut, gingko, growth and use in China 54 



Nuts, distribution, culture, and uses in China 51-55 



Oil pear. See Pear, oil. 



Orange, sweet, cultivation in China 42-43 



Peach, bud wood, obstacle to shipment from the Orient 19 



Chinese, suggestion of use in hybridization 19 



distribution and culture in China 16-20 



Peanut, cultivation and uses in China 16, 55 



Pear, oil, occurrence in China 27 



use of wood for printing blocks and combs in China 29 



wild and cultivated in China , 25-30 



Peen (Peento), Chinese name for group of Cling peaches 17-1 



Persimmon, culture and uses in China 10-16 



seedless, description 11-12 



wild, use as stock for grafting in China 11, 15-16 



Pine seeds, edible. See Seeds, pine. 



Pineapple, distribution in China 47 



Pinus bungeana. See Seeds, pine, 

 koraiensis. See Seeds, pine. 

 Plant and seed introduction. See Importations. 



Plowing, practice by Chinese in fruit culture 9 



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