
          56832. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Kaki or Japanese Persimmon. From Tokyo, Japan. 
Presented by Sengo Matsuda. This variety, known at Tokyo as Tsurushi, 
yields fruits which are valued for drying. Its principal use, however, 
is said to be as a stock on which to graft other and better sorts, and 
it has been introduced for tria1 in this connection.

56833. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Kaki or Japanese Persimmon. From Tokyo, Japan. 
Presented by Sengo Matsuda. A variety known as Yuma, which yields sour 
fruits used for making pickles in Japan. It is recommended as a semiwild 
type employed as a stock-plant on which to graft the best cultivated 
sorts. It should be tested for this purpose in California and the 
Southern States.

56308. DIOSPYROS sp. Persimmon. From China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. In its native home this is a tree 50 feet high, 
with a huge crown of attractive appearance. Its yellow fruits are the 
size of cherries. It should be tested in California and the Southern 
States as a stock-plant on which to graft cultivated varieties of 
Diospyros kaki.

56309. DIOSPYROS sp. Persimmon. From Yunnan, China. Collected by J. F. 
Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A tall, spreading tree from dry slopes of 
the Likiang Mountains, where it grows wild at elevations of about 8000 feet. 
The fruits are small, oval, and black. The chief interest of this species 
lies in its possible are as a stock plant on which to graft cultivated 
varieties of the Japanese persimmons.

56310. DIOSPYROS sp. Persimmon. From China. Collected by J. F. Rock, 
Agricultural Explorer. A large, spreading tree which bears black, sweet, 
edible fruits, slightly over an inch in diameter. It should be tested 
in California and the Gulf States as a stock-plant on which to graft 
cultivated varieties of Diospyros kaki.

58528. ELAEAGNUS sp. From Kansu, China. Presented by R. C. Ching. 
Received without description; probably a shrub of ornamental appearance, 
sufficiently hardy for cultivation in most parts of the United States.

54897. ERYTHRINA MONOSPERMA. From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by 
Dr. H. L. Lyon. A tree 20 to 30 feet in height with a spreading crown of 
stiff, gnarled branches, and clusters of brick-red, orange, or pale 
yellow flowers. The pods contain scarlet or dark-red seeds. The wood, 
which is soft and very light, was formerly used by the Hawaiians as 
floats on the outriggers of their dugout canoes. The tree is found 
in dry regions throughout the Hawaiian Islands; it should be tried in 
California, Florida, the Canal Zone and elsewhere. It cannot be expected 
to resist heavy frosts.

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