. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PERSIMMONS. 11 and the soil is kept free from weeds and cultivated regularly. (See PI. I, figs. 1 and 2.) All the persimmons in northern China are ring budded or grafted upon a species growing wild in the mountains that bears small black fruit full of seeds. The ordinary Cliinese name for this wild persim- mon is ''Ghae tsao," meaning black date, and statements have appeared in several papers that the Chinese use a black dateâthat is, a jujubeâas stock for their ])ersimmons. It is, however, an indis- putable fact that the stock used in northe
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PERSIMMONS. 11 and the soil is kept free from weeds and cultivated regularly. (See PI. I, figs. 1 and 2.) All the persimmons in northern China are ring budded or grafted upon a species growing wild in the mountains that bears small black fruit full of seeds. The ordinary Cliinese name for this wild persim- mon is ''Ghae tsao," meaning black date, and statements have appeared in several papers that the Chinese use a black dateâthat is, a jujubeâas stock for their ])ersimmons. It is, however, an indis- putable fact that the stock used in northern China is the Diospyros lotus (fig. 1). In cen- tral China probably other species are used, among which is at least one which has not yet been identified. (See PL III, fig. 1.) CULTIVATED VARIE- TIES. Many different va- rieties of persimmons are grown in Cliina, varying in size, color, productivity, etc. Of tliose that came under the writer's notice there is one that stands out above all others in excel- lent qualities. The fruit of this particular varietv has a bri<;ht. Flu. 1.â'I'hc trunk of ;i persiiunion Irt'i' more lluni a rt.'iUury oUl in a temple courtyard near Taianfu, Shantung Province, China. Note the clear division between the stock (Diospijros lotus) and the graft (D. kaki). orange-red color, grows to a large size, measuring from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and sometimes weighing more than a pound. It is ])or- fectiy seedless, is not astringent, and can be eaten even when green and hard. It stands shipping remarkably well. The fruit is of a peculiar shape, having an equatorial constriction, which makes it look as if two fruits had been joined, or, to use a more terse expression, as if somebody had sat uj)on it (fig. 2). The trees are very thrifty growers when once thorougidy established. They reach a height of from 30 to 50 feet, and though the young branches are very erect the older ones bend down a good deal because of the great weight of the fniil. The tree
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