GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
Deciduous Fruits 
JAPAN PERSIMMONS, continued 
Okame. Large roundish oblate, with well- 
defined quarter marks, point not depressed ; 
diameter 2 \s inches longitudinally and 3 A 
inches transversely ; skin orange-yellow, chang¬ 
ing to brilliant carmine, with delicate bloom 
and waxy, translucent appearance ; light clear 
flesh when ripe, with light brown center around 
the seeds, of which it has several ; loses its as- 
tringency as soon as it begins to ripen; quality 
fine. Tree vigorous and a good bearer. 
Taber’s No. 23 . Medium, oblate, flat or de¬ 
pressed point; diameter i A inches longitudi¬ 
nally and 2 A inches transversely; skin rather 
dark red, with peculiar stipple marks; flesh dark 
brown, sweet and free from astringency; seedy; 
good. Prolific. 
Taber’s No. 129 . Medium roundish, flat¬ 
tened at base; has a small but well-defined point 
at the apex ; diameter about 2 Yi inches both 
ways; skin dark yellow-red, with peculiar 
roughened surface, somewhat resembling alli¬ 
gator leather in appearance and markings, ex¬ 
cept that the marks are usually very small and 
uniform ; flesh light brown, crisp, sweet, 
meaty, free from astringency; excellent; a good 
keeper and shipper. Vigorous, prolific, regu¬ 
lar bearer. 
Tane-Nashi. Large to very large, roundish, 
conical, pointed, very smooth and symmetrical; 
diameter 3 1 4 inches longitudinally and 3.H 
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 vigorous and bears well. One of the most 
desirable market varieties. 
Triumph. Medium, tomato-shaped; skin yel¬ 
low ; flesh yellow; generally has a few seeds; 
very productive ; quality of the best. Ripens 
from September until November. 
Tsuru. Large, slender, pointed; longest in 
proportion to its size of all; diameter 3 V& inches 
longitudinally and 2 A 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. 
YeddoTchi. Large, oblate; diameter 2 A 
inches longitudinally and 3 inches transversely; 
Tane-nashi Persimmons 
very smooth and regular in outline, with dinted 
appearing surface and slight depression at end 
opposite the stem; skin darker red than most 
varieties, with heavy bloom ; flesh very dark 
brown verging toward purplish; sweet, rich, 
crisp; in quality one of the best. The fruit is 
good to eat when still hard. The tree is a 
heavy bearer and exceedingly thrifty. 
Yemon. Large, flat, tomato-shaped, some¬ 
what four-sided; diameter 2 M inches longitudi¬ 
nally and 3/4 inches transversely; skin light yel¬ 
low, changing 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 specimens are 
entirely light-fleshed and seedless; there is no 
astringency after the fruit begins to soften ; 
quality fine; one of the best. In form some of 
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