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DON'T OVERLOOK THE EMPEROR GRAPE 
Tane Nashi Tane Nashi is a strong, vigorous grower and a very prolific 
bearer. Owing to the large size of the fruit and the fact of it 
seldom containing any seeds it is a distinct favorite among home orchard 
planters. 
The skin is of a light yellow color changing to bright red when fully ripe. 
The flesh is of a beautiful yellow color of very fine quality. 
Owing to its early ripening it is classed as one of the leaders for market 
purposes, and is also highly recommended for drying. Fruit ripens middle 
of September. 
Yemon The Yemon differs in shape from any other persimmon, being 
what is termed tomato shape. The skin is of light yellow changing 
to a dull red somewhat mottled with yellow when matured. Flesh is of a 
deep dull red. While it is not entirely seedless many specimens contain very 
few seeds. It is highly valued for market purposes and should be left until 
fully ripe before eating. Ripens November. 
POMEGRANATES 
Pomegranates are grown as shrubs and trees—the first form being the one 
principally used, as the tree will bear light crops of fruit if pruned too heavily. 
The beauty of the tree with its brilliant, scarlet flowers and showy yellow 
and red fruits has caused it to be planted in gardens and lawns, as well as 
used for hedge.purposes or planted in orchard form. 
The trees do best where planted in rich, moist soils and they also thrive well 
on soils that are strongly impregnated with alkali. When planted in orchard 
form they should be set fifteen feet apart. 
The fruit can be used for making jellies and acid drinks as well as eaten 
fresh, and on account of their keeping qualities and showy colors they are 
often used for table and sideboard decorations. 
Price of Wonderful Pomegranate 
Each 10 100 
4 to 5 ft.$ .60 $5.00 $40.00 
3 to 4 ft.50 4.00 30.00 
2 to 3 ft.40 3.00 25.00 
Wonderful There is probably no other profitable fruit that enjoys the dis¬ 
tinction of being so widely planted in California for ornamental 
purposes as the Pomegranate. 
We know sections where this variety has been planted between young 
orange trees (so that some revenue might be derived from the soil while 
waiting for the orange trees to come in bearing) and produced a revenue of 
$800.00 per acre. 
Most of this fruit is shipped east where it finds a strong and ready market. 
The fruit is of yellow color overspread with red and often blushed with deep 
scarlet. The pulp is a rich garnet color, with an abundance of juice, of a 
dark color and a very pleasing flavor, slightly sub-acid. Ripens in October. 
GRAPES 
Without contradiction it can be stated that California leads all other states 
of the union in the production of grapes for table use, shipping and the manu¬ 
facture of wine and raisins; in fact, we have the largest acreage of raisin 
grapes in the world which is located in ten counties of the state, principally 
in.the San Joaquin Valley. In 1916 we produced over 264.000,000 pounds of 
raisins alone, and that crop was practically sold before the drying period 
this season. 
Owing to our favorable climatic conditions, our principal varieties are of the 
European type, which produce the highest quality fruit that can be grown, 
and many of these find a ready market in the Eastern States where they pro¬ 
duce only the American (the slip skin type). 
The grape luxuriates in rich loam soils but can be planted on heavy and 
sandysoils, some varieties doing even better on these than where the ground 
is a rich deposit. 
The usual distance for planting grapes is 8x10 feet apart, requiring 544 vines 
to the acre. When the vines are to be staked and trellised 6x12 feet apart 
is preferred and 605 vines planted on an acre. When the latter distance is 
used the vines are staked the second year and the third year heavy posts are 
