. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. JUJUBES. 37 ''Mu shing hong tsao," growing at Tsintze, Shansi. The fruit is of a red-brown color, of medium size, oblong, tapering toward the apex, and can be kept a long time. The trees grow to a hirge size and become very old. (See PI. IV, fig. 2.) When old they are very little branched, have no spines, and sucker but little. (S, P. I. No. 22684.) "Hu ping tsao," meanmg bottle jujube, growing in Tsintze, Shansi. The fruit is large, oblong, and of a shining red color. It is usually eaten after having been soaked a couple
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. JUJUBES. 37 ''Mu shing hong tsao," growing at Tsintze, Shansi. The fruit is of a red-brown color, of medium size, oblong, tapering toward the apex, and can be kept a long time. The trees grow to a hirge size and become very old. (See PI. IV, fig. 2.) When old they are very little branched, have no spines, and sucker but little. (S, P. I. No. 22684.) "Hu ping tsao," meanmg bottle jujube, growing in Tsintze, Shansi. The fruit is large, oblong, and of a shining red color. It is usually eaten after having been soaked a couple in weak Chinese spirits. This variety is considered locally as the best grown. The trees do not reach a large size, are planted close together, from 6 to 8 feet apart, are spineless, and sucker but little. (S. P. I. No. 22683.) "Tsui ling tsao," meaning fragile jujube, growing in Tsintze, Shansi. The fruit is oblong, of red color, is said to break easily on falling, whence its name, and is a poor keeper. The trees grow to medium size, are spi n e le s s, and sucker but little. (S. P. I. No. 22685.) "Lang tsao," or mellow jujube, grow- ing in Tsintze, Shansi. The fruit is small, ob- long, red colored, and of a mellow, sweet flavor. It can not be kept long. The trees grow large and spread out ver}' much, be- having f|uite differently in this respect from other varieties PI. VI, lig. 1.) (S. P. I. No. 22686.) "Yuen ling tsao" or "Su hsin tsao," a round-fruitetl variety of dark brown-red color, found near Ilweigorr, Shantung. Its fruit is smoked and exported in large quantities to southern China, where there is a great demand for smoked jujubes (fig. 11). "Wuhu tsao," or seedless jujube, growiug near Ijaoling, Shan- tung. This variety is said to be the only seedless variety in the whole Chinese Empire and is sent every year as a present to the Emperor at Peking. It has made the Wuhu magistracy, where it grows, famous all over China
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