Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Kaki or Oriental Persimmon
The persimmon is an important fruit tree both in China and in Japan. In northern China certain valleys are entirely given over to its cultivation while on the main island of Japan groups of the trees are found in every village along the roadsides or in odd corners around farmer's cottages.
It is probable that the first trees of the kaki grown in North America were from seeds obtained in Japan and sent here by Commodore Perry in 1856; these were planted at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D. C.
The first fruits were produced on these trees in 1860. No seedlings, however, were distributed and none propagated, and the old trees died. Mr. Wm. Saunders of the Department of Agriculture imported a lot of seeds from Japan in 1863. The seedlings were distributed for trial and one tree at least bore about a bushel of fruit. In 187 0 the Depart ment imported a lot of grafted trees of named varieties, which were distributed in California and the Gulf States. The Hachiya, Tane nashi, ' and Yemon were among the first varieties to be established and the nomenclature determined. Since that time a large number of importations have been made, not only by the Department but by nurserymen and growers and widely disseminated throughout the Southern States and in California.
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