RAMSEY’S AUSTIN NURSERY 


Fruit of Chinese Jujube 
CHINESE JUJUBE 
(Zizyphus) 
A fruit from the high interior of China. 
Adapted in all kinds of soil from the Gulf 
Coast to the Central States. Tree is very 
hardy, slightly resembling the Prickly Ash, 
of upright growth, extremely ornamental. 
Leaves rich, glossy green. 
Fruit is chocolate colored; of different 
shapes, round and oblong; of the texture 
of an apple, and of a flavor comparable to 
nothing else, and can be eaten fresh, pre- 
served, cured as dates or candied. Ripens 
from July to October. 
For real quality and size, we recommend 
the improved variety called LANG. Trees 
from the seedlings or sucker plants will 
vary in size and shape, although of good 
quality. Such trees are as ornamental as 
the better variety. 
Seedling, or sucker plants. 
PRICES 
Seedlings 
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See Directions for Planting and 
Pruning, Page 30. 

JAPAN PERSIMMONS 
Some of these should be planted by al- 
most every family. Fruit large, often ten 
inches around, yellow or red, ripening 
August to October. Trees very ornamental. 
Trees should be planted two inches deeper 
than in nursery. Cut tops back half way 
or more, and mound soil up on stems six 
inches or more above level of ground. 
Trees may not begin to grow till June or 
July. 
PRICES 
lte6 7to29 
Setov4utl eet re. cai heat oe $ 90 $ .75 
HACHIYA. Very large, oblong, pointed. 
Flesh yellow, skin red. 
HYAKUME. Large, round. Skin, orange- 
red; flesh, brown. Very sweet. | 
TANE NASHI. Large, oblong. Orange- 
red skin; yellow flesh. Almost seedless. 
TRIUMPH. Medium, round, red. Be- 
comes edible on tree before frost. 
YEMON. Large, flat, tomato-shape, yel- 
low. Good quality. 
RECIPES FOR JUJUBES 
PRESERVES. Cook same as plums. 
FOR DATES OR CANDIED FRUIT. 
Boil in a sugar syrup slowly about 30 
minutes. Remove and let dry for 24 hours. 
Boil in sugar syrup again for 30 minutes, 
and remove to dry 24 hours. Boil a third 
time in sugar syrup, to which should be 
added flavoring such as lemon, cinnamon, 
etc., for 20 to 30 minutes, remove and let 
dry in partial sun for a week or ten days. 
Then roll in sugar and pack away air-tight. 

From E. R. V., Hearne, Texas 
Believe me when I say I appreciate very 
much your generous adjustment and the send- 
ing to me of fifty Elberta peach trees. The 
trees surely are dandy and one of my neigh- 
bors wanted to know where I got them, so I 
loaned him my catalogue. 
