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three and one-half inches and a diameter of three and three-quarter inches, 
and of extremely high quality. 
It is of oblong shape, has rather a short point, and a skin of bright dark 
red, covered with dark blotches. Owing to its size and showy appearance it 
certainly is worthy of extensive planting. 
On account of its beauty and early ripening it is one of the very best for 
early market use, and fruit basket decoration. Ripens October. 
The fruit of the Hyakume can be used for eating purposes while 
Hyakume still hard, while most other varieties are found to lack flavor 
and are rather astringent before fully ripe, this, of course, tends to make it 
one of the very best for shipping and market purposes. 
The skin is of a light buff color, having rings and veins clearly showing at 
the apex. The flesh is of a dark brown color, very meaty, crisp and sweet. 
Owing to its early ripening period and beautiful appearance, we strongly 
recommend planting it in a commercial way, as well as in every family 
orchard. Ripens early in October. 
The Mammoth Gosho persimmon is an upright grower 
Mammoth Ciosho and very productive. The fruit is large, round, and in¬ 
clined to be somewhat flattened. The flesh is of a red color and very delicious. 
While it is not so extensively planted as some others it is very profitable for 
market purposes. Ripens September. 
Tane Nashi is a strong, vigorous grower and a very prolific 
lane Nashi bearer. Owing to the large size of the fruit and the fact of it 
seldom containing any seeds it is a 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 a leader for market purposes, and is also 
highly recommended for drying. Fruit ripens middle of September. 
The Yemon differs in shape from any other persimmon, being 
Yemon 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. 
Prices of Wonderful Pomegranate Trees 
Each 10 100 
3 to 4 ft.$ .70 $6.00 $50.00 
2 to 3 ft..60 5.00 45.00 
There is probably no other profitable fruit that enjoys the 
Wonderful distinction of being so widely planted in California for orna¬ 
mental 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. N 
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 1917 we produced over 264,000,000 pounds of 
raisins alone, and that crop was practically sold before the drying period 
of the following season. 
