Glen Saint Mary Nurseries 
Deciduous Fruits 
dark yellow-red, with peculiar roughened surface, 
somewhat resembling alligator leather; flesh light 
brown, crisp, sweet, free from astringency; excel¬ 
lent; a good keeper and shipper. Vigorous, pro¬ 
lific, regular bearer. 
Tane-Nashi. Large to very large, roundish, 
conical, pointed, very smooth and symmetrical; 
diameter 3}/{inches longitudinally and 3% inches 
transversely; skin light yellow, changing to bright 
red at full maturity; flesh yellow and seedless; 
quality very fine; perhaps the most highly 
esteemed of the light-fleshed kinds. Tree is vig¬ 
orous and bears well. One of the most desirable 
market varieties. 
Triumph. Medium, tomato-shaped; skin 
red; flesh yellow; generally has a few seeds; 
very productive; quality of the best. Ripens 
from September until December. 
Tsuru. Large, slender, pointed; longest in 
proportion to its size of all; diameter 3% inches 
longitudinally and 2% inches transversely; skin 
bright red; flesh orange-yellow, some dark flesh 
around the very few seeds; astringent until 
fully ripe, then the quality is good. The 
latest of all to ripen. Tree vigorous; 
good bearer. 
Yeddo-Ichi. Large, oblate; diam¬ 
eter 2Y2 inches longitudinally and 3 
inches transversely; very smooth and 
regular in outline, with dented appear¬ 
ing surface and slight depression at end 
opposite the stem; skin darker red than 
most varieties, with heavy bloom; flesh 
very dark brown verging toward pur¬ 
plish; sweet, rich, crisp; in quality one 
of the best. Edible when still hard. 
Tree very prolific and thrifty. 
Yemon. Large, flat,tomato-shaped 
somewhat four-sided; diameter 2 
inches longitudinally and 334 inches 
transversely; skin light yellow, chang¬ 
ing to a dull red, mottled with orange- 
yellow; distinct in color; flesh deep, dull 
red, brown around the seeds; of which 
there are usually a few. Some speci¬ 
mens are entirely light-fleshed and 
seedless; quality fine. I n form some of 
the fruits have the corrugations con¬ 
verging to the depressed apex, but 
most do not. Tree vigorous and prolific. 
Zengi. The smallest of all; round 
or roundish oblate; diameter 1 % 
inches longitudinally and 2)4 inches 
transversely; skin yellowish red; flesh 
very dark, quality good; seedy; edible 
when still hard; one of the earliest t<> 
ripen. Vigorous and exceedingly pro¬ 
lific. 
Tane-Nashi Persimmon Tree 
3MS inches transversely; skin light huffish yel¬ 
low, nearly always marked with rings and veins 
at the apex; flesh dark brown, sweet, crisp and 
meaty, not astringent; good while still hard. 
The tree is of good growth and a free bearer. 
Okame. Large roundish oblate, with well- 
defined quarter marks, point not depressed; 
diameter 2% inches longitudinally and 3}^ 
inches transversely; skin orange-yellow, chang¬ 
ing to brilliant carmine, with delicate bloom 
mid waxy, translucent appearance; light clear 
flesh when ripe, with light brown center around 
1 he seeds, of which it has several; loses its as- 
iringency as soon as it begins to ripen; quality 
fine. 'Free vigorous and a good bearer. 
Taber’s No. 23 . Medium, oblate, flat or de¬ 
pressed point; i l /8 inches by 2% inches; skin 
rather dark red, with peculiar stipple marks; 
flesh dark brown, sweet and free from astrin¬ 
gency; seedy; good. Prolific. 
Taber’s No. 129 . Medium roundish, flattened 
at base; has a small but well-defined point at the 
apex; diameter about 2% inches both ways; skin 
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