, QUERCUS SUBER. Cork Oak. 

 An evergreen oak native of Mediter- 

 ranean region. Grows to a height of 

 40 feet. It is usually ^rst stripped of 

 its cork when it readies 16 inches in 

 diameter. The average yield per tree 

 is from 50 to 500 pounds every 10 

 years. Flourishes in sandy soil where 

 the rainfall is ample. Often lives 200 

 years. Hardy in Southern States. 



36735. RHAMNUSSP. Buck- 

 thorn. From Ying tau ko, China, 

 through Frank N, Meyer. A small- 

 foliaged species, having large, jet 

 black berriesc This shrub does not 

 grow tall, but is densely branched 

 and assumes ?t well rounded form 

 when not mutilated. Of value as a 

 garden and park shrub, and for 

 medium-sized hedges, especially for 

 dryer sections of the United States. 



37384. RHEEDiA EDULlS 

 Limao do Matto. From Lavras. Minas, 

 Brazil, through Dorsett. Shamel and 

 Popenoe. Tree twenty feet high, 

 with deep green, glossy foliage, 

 and thick-skinned fruit, two inches 

 long, having snowy-white pulp with 

 acid flavor, resembling the mangos- 

 teen in appearance and the lansium 

 in taste. Makes superior sweetmeats. 

 Related to mangosteen. Try as stock. 



