Bui. 445, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate XXIII. 



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The Joazeiro (Ziziphus joazeiro), an Interesting Dry-Land Tree. 



This Ih a hand.Homo cvfrr^frr-on trcf!, with dcDso k^'iti fol iuf,'" hiuI is .siiid to bo llio finly plnnl; on Uio 

 caatinKiw whlfrh rotains it.s foliaf,'" UiroiiKli tlio lonR season of tlroiiKliI;. 'i'lio friiil. (calleil jua) iind 

 foliage arc eaten by stock. Thotograiiliwl at Jircjo, Mina.s Gcraos, Brazil, February 14, 1'Jll. 



