19387. CYNARA SCOLYMUS, 



Artichoke. 



Hardy perennial, 3 to 4 feet high, 

 with long, deeply lobed leaves and 

 large, pale green flower heads lightly 

 tinged with purple. While immature 

 these are highly esteemed for table 

 use, being eating raw or boiled. Plants 

 require rich soil and sunny location. 



DEN DROCALAM US STRICTUS. 



Bamboo. 



Rapid-growing bamboo, with solid 

 culms, 70 feet high, slightly curved 

 near the tips, very ornamental plume- 

 like effect. Resistant to severe 

 droughts and light frosts; semi- 

 deciduous, many of the leaves being 

 shed in February. Recommended as 

 an ornamental and for testing for 

 windbreaks. 



16921. DIOSPYROS KAKI, Tamo- 

 pan Persimmon, from Frank Meyer, 

 MingTombs Valley,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. C. 



21910. DIOSPYROS KAKI. 



From Frank Meyer, Pangshan, Chili, 

 China. 



Reported to be rare; fruit flat, of 

 medium size, 2 to 3 inches in diameter; 

 color, orange-red; skin, thin; quality, 

 good; a good keeper, but not a good 

 shipper. _ - .• , -.. . 



22366. DIOSPYROS KAKI. 



From Frank Meyer, Taidjatsoa, 

 west of Pautingfu, Chili, China. 



Fruit small, 2 to 3 inches in diam- 

 eter; reported to be seedless; color, 

 orange-red ; has a characteristic con- 

 striction around the fruit- 



22367. DIOSPYROS KAKI. 



Lotus-flowered persimmon. 



From Frank Meyer, Taidjatsoa, west 

 of Pautingfu, Chili, China. 



Tree medium to large; fruit said to 

 be seedless, not quite flat, and bear- 

 ing, besides the circular constriction 

 around the base of the fruit, two 

 across the blossom end. 



