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Japanese Persimmons. 
yellow, changing to brilliant carmine, with delicate 
bloom and waxy, translucent appearance ; the most 
beautiful of all ; light clear flesh when ripe, with 
light brown center around the seeds, of which it has 
several ; loses its astringency as soon as it begins to 
ripen ; quality fine. Tree vigorous and a good bearer. 
Taber’s No. 23. Medium, oblate, flat or depressed 
point ; diameter inches longitudinally and 2*/% 
transversely ; skin rather dark red, with peculiar stip¬ 
ple marks; flesh very dark brown, sweet, free from 
astringency ; seedy ; good. Very prolific. 
Taber’s No. 72. Medium to large, roundish 
oblate to roundish oblong ; a squarish, box-like out¬ 
line ; diameter 2*4 inches longitudinally and 2%* 
inches transversely ; skin light red, with heavy bloomh 
and dark veins or net-work ; flesh dark brown, w i t 
more or less light flesh in some specimens ; good. 
Tree vigorous and prolific. 
Tane-nashi. Large to very large, roundish coni¬ 
cal, pointed, very smooth and symmetrical ; diameter 
3*4 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 vigorous and bears well, though 
not as prolific as some. (See cut, page 22.) 
Tsuru. Large, slender, pointed, longest in pro¬ 
portion to its size of all ; diameter 3^ inches longi¬ 
tudinally and 2 -}i transversely ; skin bright red ; flesh 
orange-yellow, some dark flesh around the very few 
Ye won (Japanese Persimmon). Natural size. (See page 24.) 
Taber’s No. 129. Medium, roundish, flattened 
at base ; has a small but well-defined point at the 
apex ; diameter about 2)A inches both ways ; skin 
dark yellow-red, with peculiar roughened surface, 
somewhat resembling alligator leather in appearance 
and markings, except that the marks are usually 
very small and uniform ; flesh light brown, crisp, 
sweet, meaty, free from astringency ; excellent ; a 
good keeper and shipper. Tree vigorous, prolific, 
and a regular bearer. 
seeds; astringent until full ripe, then the quality is 
good. The latest of all to ripen. Tree vigorous and 
a good bearer. 
Yeddo=ichi. Large, oblate ; diameter 2^ inches 
longitudinally and 3 inches transversely ; 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. Good to eat 
