GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
Deciduous Fruits 
JAPAN PERSIMMONS 
A question quite frequently asked us nowadays is, “How about Japan Persimmons for 
commercial purposes?” 
The trees are easily grown, have few enemies, and are prolific bearers. 
The fruit stands shipment well, is large, strikingly handsome, and to most 
palates very delicious. The Persimmon is not a fruit for the happy-go-lucky sort 
of orchardist. Marketed in immature condition, it takes 
mighty little Persimmon to satisfy a customer and mighty few 
crates to glut a market. 
But, properly handled, properly marketed, displayed on 
fruit stands at just the right stage of ripeness, its 
exceptional beauty and unusual flavor command 
good, in fact often fancy, prices. 
Some of the varieties have dark flesh, others 
light flesh, still others a 
mixture of the two. The 
light and the dark flesh 
differ radically in texture 
and consistency, as well 
as appearance, and, when 
found in the same fruit, 
are never blended, but 
always distinct. The dark 
flesh is never astringent ; 
the light flesh is astrin¬ 
gent until it softens. The 
dark-fleshed fruit is crisp 
and meaty, like an apple, 
and is edible before it matures. Some of the entirely dark-fleshed kinds improve as they soften. 
I he light-fleshed kinds, and those with mixed light and dark flesh, are very delicious when they 
reach the custard-like consistency of full ripeness. In some, the astringency disappears as 
the fruit begins to soften ; in others it persists until the fruit is fully ripe. Seeds accompany 
the dark flesh. Light-fleshed kinds are seedless. Those with mixed flesh h 
tion to the quantity of dark flesh. Time of ripening, August to December. 
Prices on Persimmons. 
Hachiya Persimmon, considerably reduced 
(See opposite page) 
mixed flesh have 
0 December. 
seeds in 
propor- 
Each 
Per 10 
100 
1 .000 
.$015 
$1 20 
►H 
O 
O 
O 
$ 90 00 
20 
1 50 
13 OO 
110 CO 
25 
2 OO 
l8 OO 
150 00 
Medium size, 2 to 3 feet. $015 
Standard size, 3 to 4 feet .. 
Extra size, 4 to 5 feet. 
Costata. Medium size, conical, pointed, and seeds occurring seldom; astringent until 
somewhat four-sided; diameter 2 inches longi- ripe, then very fine; one of the latest to ripen; 
tudinally and 2 H inches transversely; skin a good keeper. Tree distinct; a rapid, upright 
salmon-yellow; flesh light yellow, dark flesh grower; foliage luxuriant. 
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