. Biology in America. Biology. Man and Nature 415 the South, may liave been victims of a little practical joke on the part of our friends, when we accepted from them a fruit somewhat resembling a plum or large cherry of a yellowish or pinkish color, which made our mouths water in anticipa- tion and pucker in realization. But the Japanese long ago learned how to take the pucker out of persimmon by packing it in barrels saturated with sake or Japanese "booze," and experts of the Bureau of Chemistry have found a means of similarly de-puckering the persimmon with carbon dioxide. But this
. Biology in America. Biology. Man and Nature 415 the South, may liave been victims of a little practical joke on the part of our friends, when we accepted from them a fruit somewhat resembling a plum or large cherry of a yellowish or pinkish color, which made our mouths water in anticipa- tion and pucker in realization. But the Japanese long ago learned how to take the pucker out of persimmon by packing it in barrels saturated with sake or Japanese "booze," and experts of the Bureau of Chemistry have found a means of similarly de-puckering the persimmon with carbon dioxide. But this process is unnecessary with a new variety of Chi-. A View of the Avenue of Pistache Trees At the Plant Introduction Station at Chico, California. In the autumn the leaves of this Chinese pistache turn a beautiful scarlet. Uourtesi/ of the U. iS'. Bureau of PUint Industry. nese persimmon found in the valley of the Ming Tombs west of Pekin, by Mr. Frank Meyer, one of the plant explorers of the Bureau, who has traveled extensively in China, whence he has sent us some 2,500 new varieties of plants. The Japa- nese persimmon has also been introduced, and is thriving at many points in our southern states. The tung oil tree of the orient, from the seeds of which is obtained one of the best drying oils known, the importation of which in 1911 amounted to $3,000,000, has been introduced into California and the Gulf States, where it appears to bo thriving; while the pistache tree, a native of central west- ern Asia, is doing nicely in California, so that in the near. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Young, R. T. (Robert Thompson), b. 1874. Boston, R. G. Badger
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