
          35084. DIOSPYROS MONTANA. 
Persimmon. From Colombo,
Ceylon, through C. Drieberg. A tree
often with spines on trunk and large
branches. Young branches softly
pubescent; male flowers in three
flowered cymes or panicles; female
flowers solitary. Fruit globose, one
half to one and one-half inches in
diameter, glabrous and shining. Bees
very fond of flowers. Probably tender.

36166. DIOSPYROS TEXANA.
Mexican Persimmon. From San Antonio, 
Texas, through R. E. Blair.
Shrub or small tree found in river
valleys in Texas and Northern Mexico.
Bears black fruits which are sweet and
edible when fully ripe. Interesting for
gardens and parks and for breeders.
Experimentally as stock. Hardy only
in the South.

36813. DODONAEA VISCOSA.
From Erkowit, Suakin, Sudan,
through S. C. Mason. An interesting
hedge plant, suitable for California and
Florida; responds to shears perfectly;
when taken in hand early, makes
compact wall clear to the ground.
Transplant seedlings carefully. Called 
"Tattas" by the Sudanese. Leaves
sour and bitter, called "Switch Sorrel"
in Jamaica.
        