14 
P. J. Berckmans Company’s Tree and Plant Catalogue 
Zenei Persimmons 
JAPANE.SE, PERSIMMONS, continued 
Among, or Yemon (name of a Japanese ornament). 
Round, flattened, deeply ribbed; dark orange-red 
and sometimes yellowish red; 2 x /t to 3 inches in 
diameter; average weight 6 ounces, and occasion¬ 
ally a specimen weighing 16 ounces is produced. 
Very sweet; flesh red, and is edible while still solid, 
but quality improves as it becomes soft. Maturity 
September. 
Hachiya (Beehive, in Japanese.—Synonyms: Costata 
Imperial, Yomato). Oblong, with a blunt apex, 
slightly ribbed; 2^x3 inches; average weight 5 
ozs.; flesh deep orange-red, astringent while solid 
but sweet and very good when soft. Should be 
house-ripened, and can be kept until March. Tree 
of vigorous and tall growth. 
Hiyakume (100 "me,” a unit of Japanese weight). 
This is perhaps the most desirable of all the 
round, red-fleshed varieties, and as the fruit affects 
various shapes, it is known under many names, 
such as Pound, Tane-nashi, or Seedless, etc. The 
Agricultural Bureau of Tokio gives the latter name 
to a variety with black mottled apex, but we find 
both round and elongated forms upon the same tree, 
as also uniformly orange and orange-yellow colored 
specimens, while many are heavily tipped with black. 
'Phis variation-of form and colors has doubtless led to 
its array of synonyms. Fruit large, averaging 3 
inches in diameter and 5 ounces in weight; usually 
flattened, but elongated forms are quite common upon 
the same branch. Flesh bright orange-red; keeps 
very late; must be soft before being edible. Tree of 
moderate height. 
Maru. Fruit medium size, shaped like tomato; 
slightly four-sided. Flesh light; fine quality. Open 
grower. 
Miyo-tan (Mazelli). Round or slightly oblong; 
2>£ inches in diameter; average weight 5 y 2 ounces; 
slightly ribbed; skin deep orange-red; flesh usually 
deep brown-red, but bright red or half brown speci¬ 
mens are often produced upon the same tree, the 
result of cross-fertilization by other varieties. Tree 
of medium or dwarf growth; exceedingly prolific. 
Fruit keeps very late. The brown-fleshed specimens 
are edible while solid, and become so as early as 
October 1. 
Tsuro-no-ko (Stork Egg; Mino kaki). Large, 
oblong, 2 ]/z x 3 x /l inches; weight 4 to 5 ounces, 
sometimes 10 ounces. Skin bright red, some speci¬ 
mens covered with black at apex; flesh red, very 
good; keeps late. Edible only when soft. Foliage 
long and shiny; tree compact and a vigorous grower. 
Zengi. The smallest and, at the same time, the 
best flavored and surest bearer of the Japan Persim¬ 
mons; 1^x2 inches. Weighs 3 to 4 ounces. Flesh 
dark brown, with darker spots. Edible by middle of 
September while still solid. Lasts until November. 
Nut-Bearing Trees 
ALMONDS 
Prices of 1-year-old budded trees: 4 to 5 feet, 
25 cents each, $2 for 10. 
Princesse and Sultana Both are prolific, soft- 
shelled, and very good. These are the varieties 
mostly cultivated in Europe, and produce the bulk of 
the almonds of commerce. 
Almonds are unreliable for the middle sections of 
the South, but are more successful in Florida. 
CHESTNUTS 
American. Seedling trees, 3 to 4 feet, 25 cts. each, 
$2 per 10; 6 to 7 feet, 50 cts. each, #4 per 10. A 
few extra large trees, 8 feet, at $1 each. 
Large Spanish. 2 to 3 feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per 
10. Yields very large nuts, not as sweet as the 
American, but their size and beautiful appearance 
command a ready sale. 
