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purple or dark spots, and but few seeds; juicy and 

 good ; medium early. 



Yemon, Fig. 3. Fruit is large, oblate, more or less 

 square in outline, folded at apex. In color, yellow to 

 orange red. The flesh is light yellow, with few or no 

 seeds, rather firm, but not crisp. It ripens in the latter 

 part of October, but it improves by keeping a few- 

 weeks, during which period it is often packed in sake 

 casks. When thus fully ripened it is perhaps the most 

 delicious kaki extant. 



Goshiyo-maru, Fig. 4. Fruit medium to large, oblate, 

 somewhat square in outline ; color bright red with short, 



wavy dark lines; flesh reddish-brown, with many black 

 dots ; core large, seeds few. 



Tsuro-iio-ko , Fig. 8. Fruit small to medium, oblong, 

 pointed ; color bright red, marbled with purple about 

 the apex when fully ripe ; flesh rusty, thickly spotted 

 with purplish-black dots, soft ; ripens before frost. 



HacJiiya, Fig. 9. Fruit very large, oblong, somewhat 

 pointed toward the apex : color bright red, with some 

 dark markings about the point ; flesh yellow, soft and 

 jelly-like when ripe, but not very sweet ; seeds few, long 

 and narrow. This variety is nearly always dried by the 

 growers, as it is too soft to ship after it is ripe. It is 



Fig. 3. Yemon. 



black markings about the apex. Flesh hard, crisp, rusty 

 colored, with many purplish-black dots scattered through 

 it ; sweet and juicy. 



Coshi-Gaki, Fig. 5. Fruit medium, oblate, rather 

 flat; color bright red; flesh light orange colored, with 

 but few seeds. 



Yedo-ichi, Fig. 6. Fruit medium, slightly oblong, 

 flattened at base and narrowing toward the apex ; color 

 red, with a few purple markings about apex ; flesh 

 rusty-brown, with purplish dots, crisp ; ripens early in 

 October. 



Giboshiu, Fig. 7. Fruit medium, oblong, pointed ; 

 color bright red, the upper half marked with horizontal 



chiefly this kind that is exported to this country as 

 dried kaki, and can, in that form, be obtained in our 

 larger cities during the winter. It is inferior to the 

 Yemon and many others. 



Dai-Dai-inaru, Fig. 10. Fruit very large, round, oblate, 

 somewhat flattened ; color yellow ; flesh moderately 

 firm, light yellow, juicy and good, with few or no seeds. 



lane- Na$lii II. Fruit very large, broadly oblong, 

 pointed ; color yellow, marbled darker colors ; flesh yel- 

 low, soft, with few or no seeds, somewhat astringent, un- 

 less it is well ripened. This variety is used for drying. 



Kansas Agriai/tui-al College, C. C. Georgeson. 

 (Persimmon discussion contimied next month.) 



