Identifier: yoa1907
Title:
Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1907
Year:
1908 (
1900s)
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Insects, Injurious and beneficial United States Birds, Injurious and beneficial United States Milk Microbiology Poultry United States Seeds United States Forests and forestry United States Fruit United States Rabbits United States Irrigati
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U.S. G.P.O
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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Q>$.fL Ensee Apple. The SaCKCTT rj WiLHCLUS Co.N V Yearbook U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 1907. Plate XXXI.
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9M CL^rf--»»^-0-7~C- Lambert Cherry. Tub Sacheti ft Wilhclks U.H i PROMISING NEW FRUITS. 309 bling, meaty, juicy; flavor sweet, rich; quality good to very good.Season rather late, following Bing. The fruit is borne in large clusters, a twig 3J inches long receivedin 1907 having 23 well-developed fruits upon it. The tree is a strongand vigorous grower, with large leaves. . The specimens illustrated on Plate XXXI were grown by Mr. J. R.Nunnamaker, Hood River, Oreg. MILLER PERSIMMON.[PLATE XXXII.] While the Japanese persimmon or kaki {Diospyros kaki) has re-ceived much more attention from American fruit growers than ournative species, the most widely distributed and abundant of these,Diospyros virginiana, is gradually creeping into cultivation and willdoubtless eventually be recognized as an important economic speciesthroughout our southern States. Though lacking the large size andbrilliant color of the Oriental type, the superior hardiness of the treeof the native species, coupled wit
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