22368. DIOSPYROS KAKI. 



From Frank Meyer, Taidjatsoa, 

 Pautingfu, Chili, China. 



Reported to be rare; a slow- growing 

 tree, with reddish bark, bearing small, 

 yellow fruit with seed. 



ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOL1A, 



Oleaster. From Frank Meyer, Baton m, 

 Caucasus. 



Very ornamental, deciduous shrub, 

 or small tree, with narrow, willow- 

 like leaves and handsome, fragrant, 

 yellow flowers. The sweet, edible 

 fruits are reddish-brown and resemble 

 slightly a small date. 



DIOSPYROS LOTUS. 



Compact-growing tree, 20 to 50 feet 

 high, with oblong, pubescent, some- 

 times 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. Extremely drought and heat 

 resistant and useful as stocks for im- 

 proved, large-fruited varieties of per- 

 simmons, especially in dry, hot regions 

 of this country. 



29020. ELAEODENDRON ORIENTALE, 



From G. Regnard, Port Louis, Mau- 

 ritius. 



Graceful shrub 20 feet high, having 

 long, evergreen leaves with reddish 

 midrib. The edible drupes resemble 

 in shape and size large olives and con- 

 tain a two-celled seed. 



28684. DIOSPYROS MONTANA COMFOLIA, 



From W. R. Mustoe, Lahore, India. 



Medium-sized tree with ovate or cor- 

 date leaves. The trunk is occasionally 

 spiny, the young branches softly pu- 

 bescent; fruit small and globular; wood 

 yellowish-gray and soft but durable, 

 suitable for furniture. For fruiting 

 and breeding experiments with per- 

 simmons. 



29655. ERYTHRINA CRISTA-GALLI. 



From C. F. Mead, Cahi Puente, Par- 

 aguay. 



Deciduous, ornamental shrub or tree, 

 20 feet high, producing in spring large 

 clusters of showy, dark red flowers in 

 great abundance. The branches are 

 pithy and are sometimes used as a sub- 

 stitute for cork. Recommended for 

 ornamental planting. 



