The California horticulturist and floral magazine . d every-where enter largely into the do-mestic economy, as well as inter-nal commerce of the people. Ithas been crossed and grafted in,and recrossed until it is to Japanwhat the Apple is to America;and. in season, is comparativelyone of the best and most usefulfruits of the country. The fruitexhibited at Mr. Trumbulls seedstore on Sansome Street in thiscity is about as large as a mediumsized Orange or Apple. The variety ofthis fruit in Japan is remarkable, thoughbut two or three varieties, to the bestjudges there, seem to be especially de-sir
The California horticulturist and floral magazine . d every-where enter largely into the do-mestic economy, as well as inter-nal commerce of the people. Ithas been crossed and grafted in,and recrossed until it is to Japanwhat the Apple is to America;and. in season, is comparativelyone of the best and most usefulfruits of the country. The fruitexhibited at Mr. Trumbulls seedstore on Sansome Street in thiscity is about as large as a mediumsized Orange or Apple. The variety ofthis fruit in Japan is remarkable, thoughbut two or three varieties, to the bestjudges there, seem to be especially de-sirable for cultivation in of them is a large round-shapedfruit something in shape like the RhodeIsland Greening Apple, hard fleshed,and is mostly eaten as one eats an Ap-ple, having many of its color is rich golden, or rather, per-haps, orange, and the meat juicy, vinous, and firm. It ripens in November,and keeps well until March. We thinkit in all respects a desirable fruit forsuch climates as this State, Georgia,. OSPYKUsS EAKI, OK JAPANESE PEKSIMMON. South Carolina, Florida, and a portionof Alabama. The second variety is described asmore oblong than round, resembling inits shape almost exactly a minnie rifleball. This is a deeper, darker shadethan the other; soft, sweet, and cus-tard-like, and is usually eaten with aspoon as one eats a custard. Thesehave been seen, we are informed, inJapan as large as an ordinary sized tea-cup, two to two and a half inches in di-ameter, and from point to top fromthree to three and a half inches. Thisfruit ripens the last two weeks in Oc-tober, and is the variety mostly dried and THE CALIFORNIA HORTICULTURIST. 91 prepared like Figs for market. It isevidently a rather delicate fruit, andvery much liked by those who are fondof sweet fruits. The tree is rather ofupright growth, and, without referenceto fruit, is valuable as an ornamentaltree. WORK FOE THE MONTH. Evergreens may be trimmed at al-most any time, alth
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