3407a JDECKENIA NOBILIS. 



From P. Riyaly DupoTit, Seychelles 

 Inlands, A tall palm often growing to 

 a height of 120 feet in the Seychelles 

 Islands. Recommended for l^,wn and 

 avenue planting. 



37218. DIMORPHOTHECA 



SPECTABILIS. Cape Marigold. 

 From George Thorncroft, Barberton, 

 Transvaal. A beautiful perennial, two 

 feet high, native of the Transvaal, ap- 

 pearing 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, Tamo- 

 pan Persimmon, from Frank Meyer, 

 MingTombs Yalley,near Pekin,China. 



Fruit thick skinned, seedless unless 

 crosspollinated ; 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 Washing- 

 ton, D. G. 



