27925. PASANIA CORNEA. 



Oak. From Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Hong 

 Kong, China. Ornamental, evergreen 

 tree,producingextremel5^hard-shelled 

 edible acorns, sweet, fine-flavored, 

 highly esteemed by the Chinese as 

 well as by Europeans. Young plants 

 have lived through two winters in 

 Washington. For testing in the mild- 

 wintered regions. 



34642. PASANiA CUSPU 



DATA. Evergreen Oak. From the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama, 

 Japan. Vigorous ornamental, ever- 

 green tree, forty feet high, native of 

 Formosa, Korea and milder regions of 

 China. Branches slender; leaves 

 smooth, oblong, pointed; acorns small, 

 edible and SAveet when ripe or after 

 frost, boiled or roasred. xree much 

 used as a hedge plant. 



PASSIFLORA LIGULARiS. 



A perennial vine, with evergreen, 

 heart-shaped leaves and strikingly 

 handsome green and purple flowers. 

 Fruits medium-sized, roundish or oval, 

 with soft, edible, sweetish pulp em- 

 bedding numerous small seeds. Used 

 in the preparation of cooling drinks, 

 fruit syrups and desserts. For fruit- 

 ing and breeding experiments. 



