
          NOTE: This and the following four numbers have been introduced for 
testing as stock plants for the Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki. 
The rapid extension of orchard plantings of the latter fruit in California 
and Florida, together with the fact that D. lotus, much used as a 
stock plant, is proving unsatisfactory in some sections, has rendered 
essential the securing of new and better stocks.

56134. DIOSPYROS sp. Persimmon. From Yunnan, China. Collected by 
J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A tree 35 feet high with few ascending 
branches, found on the summit ridge on the road from Hsiangta 
to Manchi, at an altitude of 7,000 feet. The oblong, velvety, rich 
yellow fruits are large for a wild species, being 2 inches in diameter; 
the very sweet flesh incloses large seeds.

56308. DIOSPYROS sp. Persimmon. From China. Collected by J. F. 
Rock, Agricultural Explorer. A tree 50 feet tall, with a huge crown 
of handsome appearance. Its yellow fruits are the size of cherries.

56309. DIOSPYROS sp. Persimmon. From Yunnan, China. Collected by 
J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer. This species grows as a tall spreading 
tree on dry slopes of the Likiang Mountains at 8,000 feet. The 
fruits are small, oval, and black.

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.

52610. DURANTA TRIACANTHA. Chivo. From Ecuador. Collected by 
Wilson Popenoe, Agricultural Explorer. A handsome ornamental plant, 
indigenous in the ravines and on the hillsides about Ambato. It grows 
to a height of 15 feet and is heavily armed with stiff sharp thorns. 
Its pale-blue flowers, borne in clusters 3 or 4 inches long, are followed 
by golden berries half an inch in diameter. It should be sufficiently 
hardy for trial in California and Florida, where it may prove 
of value as a hedge plant.

43760. EHRETIA MICROPHYLLA. From Matania El Saff, Egypt. Presented 
by Alfred Bircher, Middle Egypt Botanic Station. A native of 
the Himalaya Mountains; it withstands, according to Mr. Bircher, 110° 
F. as well as light frosts. The flowers are white, and the shining, 
evergreen foliage and compact habit make it of value as a hedge or 
lawn ornamental.

56187. ERYTHRINA TOMENTOSA. From Australia. Presented by E. W. 
Bick, Brisbane, Queensland. A small leguminous tree native to South 
Africa. The foliage is trifoliolate and very handsome, and the many-
flowered, spikelike clusters of crimson blossoms make the plant of 
interest for parks and lawns. The woody pods, which are alternately 
swollen and contracted, give the fruiting phase of the tree a bizarre 
appearance. Its cultivation will probably be confined to southern 
Florida and southern California.

56188. ERYTHRINA VESPERTILIO. Coral tree. From Australia. Pre-

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