ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS, YANG TAU VINE. 
Photograph showing a portion of Yang Tau vine, Plant In- 
troduction No. 11629, at the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, 
California. Introduced from Yunnan, China, in 1904, through 
Consul -General Wilcox, of Hankow, China. So far as known this 
introduction has produced only male flowers in America and it' 
is reported that female flowers have not yet been seen in 
Europe. The fruit is said to be about an inch in diameter and 
to have a delicate gooseberry flavor. One of the finest of 
jellies is made from this fruit,. When plants bearing female 
flowers are established here and fruit is secured, this may 
possibly be of economic importance in the warmer parts of the 
United States. As an ornamental for covering trellises, porches 
and buildings where a rather coarse, strong growing deciduous 
vine is required, it will prove of great value. It appears to 
be half-hardy as far north as Washington, D. C», where plants 
have made excellent growth for the past 3 years, although the 
stems were killed back several feet each winter. However, they 
have not yet flowered in this section, A photograph of this 
fruit was published in Bulletin No. 29, this series. 
