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i VI by Dors Not Louisiana Try This te■ -» The successful grafting of the , delicious Japanese persimmon on ; the wild native persimmon stock t of West Florida haa proven a suc-•1 cess. Laat aeaaou a 8t. Haul gen-r tleuian plunked aome of these i grafted peraiiumona from a tree in the fruit grove of Mr. A. V. Flubs, at Pensacola, packed them it carefully in a sealed box and ship-f ped theui to a relative iu Japan.* They arrived safe, and were pro-uounced by Japan fruit growers superior id flavor and size to the , native article. This teat has iu-duced Minnesota fruit growers to buy up lauds iu the West Florida ( highlands, where the wild trees i grow, for Japau persimmon cul-( lure. When grafted they produce i a delicious custard-like fruit, very ; prolific and a never failing yearly yield. Iu Japau this fruit is es-t teemed a great delicacy and com-, mauds a high price, they are . called the “apples of Qod,” and i are believed to possess valuable i mediciual virtues, as a remedy for . stomach diseases, iusoinuia, etc.If Florida cau make a success of I I this fruit, why cauuot Teuuessee f; l for her native persiuuuou beats , the world. Let our fruit growers try this uew fruit. Who kuowa I but that in time the preseut wild k! Japan tree of the Houth, now valueless, as was the wild Florida 4 orange tree tweuty years ago, may become, like the latter, a source of great revenuef—Nashville Aiuerl-* I cau.
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Lake Charles Commercial
Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
Sat, Oct 04, 1890
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