35084. DIOSPYROS MON- 

 TANA. 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 An- 

 tonio, Texas, through R. E. Blair. 

 Shrub or small tree found in river 

 valleys in Texas and Northern Mexico. 

 Bears black fruits which are sw eet and 

 edible when fully ripe. Interesting for 

 gardens and parks and for breeders. 

 Experimentally as stock. Hardy only 

 in the South. 



36813. DODONAEA VISGOSA. 



From Erkowit, Suakin, Sudan, 

 through S. C. Mason. An interesting 

 hedgeplant, suitableforCaliforniaand 

 Florida; responds to shears perfectly; 

 when taken in hand early, makes 

 compact wall clear to the ground. 

 Transplant seedlings carefully. Call- 

 ed "Tattas" by the Sudanese. Leaves 

 sour and bitter, called "Switch Sorrel" 

 in Jamaica. 



