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Honan red persimmon is about the size of the average 

 tomato, and were it not for the large stiff calyx 

 would be almost indistinguishable from it. Commonly no 

 seeds occur, but some have as many as four or five. 

 The taste is sweet almost to a fault, with no sug- 

 gestion of pucker unless the core is eaten. The juice 

 leaves a permanent stain in linen." (Fedde.) 



Fagopyrum vulgare Hill. (Polygonaceae . ) 44208. Buck- 

 wheat seeds from Malanyu, Chihli province, China. Col- 

 lected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, November 25, 1916. "Ch'iao 

 mai, meaning 'Triangular wheat'. Chinese buckwheat 

 grown as late crop on poor lands and on mountain 

 slopes. From the flour a very thin and brittle ver- 

 micelli is manufactured, from which a meal can be 

 prepared within a few minutes." (Meyer.) 



Ficus sp. (Moraceae.) 44116. Seeds from BICoyolar, 

 Costa Rica. Presented by Mr. Carlos Werckle. "This 

 is very different from the rest of the genus in its 

 being of superb form. It is a very large and very 

 dense tre.e, of exceptionally beautiful color, and is 

 evergreen. Nearly all the other species are bare for 

 a longer or shorter time during the dry Season. Very 

 much liked by birds, and always full of little par- 

 rots. Fruit and leaves very small. One of the most 

 beautiful tropical trees. Plant in fibrous fern peat, 

 or, in turf, with a little old mortar (ground) and a 

 little charcoal dust; or, in common vegetable peat, 

 with ground mortar (sand and lime) and charcoal dust." 

 (Werckle.) 



Juglans mandschurica Maxim. ( Juglandaceae . ) 44233. 

 Seeds of Manchurian walnut from Shinglungshan , Chihli 

 province, China. Collected byMr. Frank N. Meyer, Dec- 

 ember 3. 1916. "Shan ho t'ao, meaning 'Mountain or wild 

 walnut,' occurring in Manchuria and Northern China, 

 growing into a stately tree. The nuts are small and 

 contain but little meat, but they are eagerly eaten by 

 the people. The young foliage is very sensitive to 

 frosts, and the tree can be grown successfully only 

 in such localities where late frosts are of rare oc- 

 currence. Of value as a hardy shade tree; possibly 

 also as a stock for Persian walnuts, in cold locali- 

 ties." (Meyer.) 



Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae.) 44199-44200. Walnut 

 seeds from Peking, China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. 

 Meyer, November 10, 1916. "Walnuts of large size, 



