
          34079. DECKENIA NOBILIS.
From P. Rivaly Dupont, Seychelles
Islands. A tall palm often growing to
a height of 120 feet in the Seychelles
Islands. Recommended for lawn and
avenue planting.

37218. DIMORPHOTHECA
SPECTABILIS. Cape Marigold.
From George Thorncroft, Barberton,
Transvaal. A beautiful perennial, two
feet high, native of the Transvaal, appearing 
in stony, mountainous places
soon after the first rains in October.
Its magenta flowers make it attractive
for borders, if planted where its color
does not clash. It succeeds in any good
soil.

16921. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Tamopan 
Persimmon, from Frank Meyer,
Ming Tombs Valley, near Pekin, China.
Fruit thick skinned, seedless unless
cross pollihated; sometimes 4 inches in
diameter, with characteristic furrow
around it. Nonastringent as soon as
mellow but while still firm. May
prove hardy as far north as Washington, 
D, C.
        