| Show cvcd by Negroes and Possums from the 1lnehursU X C Outlool Jut two years ago T went forth one fine January morning to seanh the surrounding Country for some plants I needed for the plantations I In town In due limo I found what I wanted but Instead of being contented with my easy successor n ont further oil and ooon came Into trouhlrtht In I t toot IM noynd Inner hour came before I know hI1 vas ut I did not amid tn aturve hoer And It was then anti there that the resources or ibis em ingit so dnolt country became ar parent to me and though no hon lia tile shanty wn visible the ods laid the tnbU ami a dainty one In the bargain bar-gain for I could feast on persimmons dilnk m > own nnd the rest of man Vale health In cleat Icecool spring water and finish up bj I finding my dessert In prickly Wars It mB nt bo quite avoid or Interest that I dlcu cred qann after that I hd not hen fur from Pinch u rat nt all Only had circled I cir-cled mound the town Instead ot cutting cut-ting thorugli Since that diy I have preserved a deep gratitude louard our native fruits and I alwa try to cut llvule Iho safe of our guests frtm the North no that they my share hlj liking For those nho like to know a lltllf mole of tho hereabout of the tier i simmons I write the fo wing notes The Persimmon Dlospjr vlrglnlam grows nearly everywhere In NorlhCaro llna nnd Is I found as tar nlOrlh as New York Into and llhode Island but com monlj II I Is not lIned beyond Ililladel Ihla It will bo easily recognized In our wOlOd hI Its perfectly J symmetrical growlh and Us gravlsh somtwhlt rough hark and last bill nut least by Its fruits Though usually not higher than fifteen to twtntv feet with us Ihere are specimens speci-mens In this vicinity over forty feet toll and of n trunk diameter of about fifteen Indus McKenile farm The foliage Is I blight green and glossy np Pears early and changes to purple before be-fore dropping The rather Insignificant hltlh hlooom open In June 00 rngrant und much relished bj bees they are followed by the quick developIng develop-Ing fruit which attains Its full size and Color bj August But woe to the Inves Igatlng stranger who might be tempted to try the Inviting looking plumb like fruits Italy horror will soon depict I itself upon Ills face nL Ills liouth wlTltakeiikfiidso mouth vIH r take qJlI kindew of form from hltllng Taco brood grin lie will Olellf Off tho umo or pwrslmmons for all time tn com nnd1II like them i the mr later Dn For mind je nt that lime the fruits are puckerlns and astringent above nil things and want to be I left quite alone Everything however cometh unto him who waits and the fired early frost will accomplish quite u marvel oils metamorphosis Instead of bunkIng bunk-Ing smooth and Jlump tiny more they will then he sommshat withered anti lust of nil the despicable astllngent taste will have mude way to a delicious de-licious owtne lemembling rome vvlmt that ot dates Now tho time han com for mn and 1SUm to revel In slmmons Th gmlllt N1111 foro even better yet by rollown fit old drUglllto ad ice Shaken befoiu taken and accordingly he shakes tho tree and does not mind to I pick jp the juicy fruit from the ground rho ripe fruits are sometimes used Ir I the making mak-ing of n beer rlnmons 1 etr which 1801 I d to ho not hl1d mlille the fermented fer-mented fruit furnishes n brand thaI Improves iv Ith LISre Tho Mood Is I found very useful for shoe Itts mallets mal-lets And lollns and Is I regarded PS an equal to ooh or beech an1 neatly rom Ing up to hlckor A decoction of the nsrlnrcnt Inner balk li supiws1 to lie alubi lou against Intcrmlttollt fevers There halls from Japan notl spe clcs ot perslmmers the Dlosnyros kakl 1 filch ol1er Some owclal od vardelges 11 bears much laigtrand Possibly sweeter fruits than our native na-tive representative and tile fruits are u s delicious before as they nr after roils Tils JaianefO perflmmors l IS fairly hard with us and unli > pro litigation now In our nllrl |
