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38696. DICTYOSPERMA ALBA. From G. Regnard, Port Louis, 

 Mauritius. Var. rubra. Palm attaining a height of 50 feet. Leaves 

 of young plants have dark-red margins that lose color as they grow 

 older. The young plants with their equally pinnatisect, red-mar- 

 gined leaves, are very attractive and lend themselves readily to house 

 and table decoration. The terminal bud or ' 'cabbage" has a very 

 delicate flavor. 



DIOSPYROS EBEN ASTER. Black sapote. An interesting 

 tropical plant belonging to the persimmon family. Tree of compact, 

 shapely form with nearly oval glossy leaves 4 inches long. Fruits 

 light green when ripe, with very dark brown, sweetish flesh, oblate, 

 2 J to 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Crushed fruits served with orange 

 juice are said to make a delicious dish. Types from cooler parts of 

 Mexico may withstand some frost. 



16921. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Tamopan persimmon. From 



F. N. Meyer, Ming Tombs Valley, near Peking, China. Fruit thick 

 skinned, seedless (as grown in China), sometimes 4 inches in diameter, 

 with characteristic furrow around it. In China uniformly non- 

 astringent as soon as mellow but while still firm. In America often 

 astringent for reasons not yet understood. May prove hardy as far 

 north as Washington, D. C. 



21910. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Pangshan, Chihli, 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. 



22350. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N. Meyer, 

 Shifengtse Temple, west of Peking, China. Apparently a larger 

 fruited variety of the valuable flat, seedless Tamopan persimmon 

 previously introduced (S. P. I. 16921). As the trees were growing 

 in a very well-sheltered valley, this large-fruiting quality may be 

 due to the location. Chinese name Ta sM tse. 



22365. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Taijatsoa, west of Pautingfu, Chihli, China. A large, very 

 flat persimmon of orange-red color, found growing in great orchards 

 in the mountain valleys. 



22367. DIOSPYROS KAKI. Persimmon. From F. N. 

 Meyer, Taijatsoa, Chihli, China. Small-fruited seedless persimmon, 

 not quite flat, bearing an equatorial suture and two transverse 

 sutures. These vary greatly in different fruits. The tree grows 

 much larger than the ordinary flat-fruited varieties. Local Chinese 

 name, Lien Tiua shi tse, or " lotus-flower persimmon." 



