DIOSPYROS LOTUS. Compact- 



growing tree, lO to 50 feet high, with 

 oblong pubescent, sometimes glabrous, 

 leaves and reddish, white or yellow 

 flowers. The edible, globular fruits 

 are brown or black when ripe and 

 less than one inch in diameter. Ex- 

 tremely drought and heat resistant and 

 useful as stocks for improved, large- 

 fruited varieties of persimmons, es- 

 pecially in dry, hot regions of this 

 country. 



35084. DSOSPYROS 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. 



40097. DIPHYSASUBEROSA. 



Chipilicoite. From Gabriel Itie, 

 San Juan Bautista, Tabasco. A le- 

 guminous tree with odd-pinnate 

 leaves, short racemes of yellow pea- 

 like flowers, and more or less inflated 

 pods. Wood used for telegraph poles, 

 sleepers, etc.; very durable and ex- 

 ceedingly resistant to damp, decay, 

 and insects. 



