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Notes on Behavior of Previous Introductions. 
In a letter dated November 2, 1918, Mr. S. Elce, 
of Mary Esther, Florida, reports as follows; "I have 
at last the great pleasure of forwarding to you a sam- 
ple of fruit from a Chinese persimmon plant (Diospyros 
kaki, S. P. I. No. 22350.) you sent me about six years 
ago. The tree bore three fruits last year, which 
dropped while green; this year we have nine fine fruits 
uniform in size and color. One ripened in advance of 
the others and we ate it direct from the tree and 
found it more delicious in flavor than any we have as 
yet tasted from neighboring orchards - and seedless I 
The one I am sending to you is not fully ripe, but I 
expect it will be when you receive it; if it is not 
soft, please keep it a few days, or until it is. so. 
You will find it worth waiting for-. I send it in con- 
dition to carry through the mail. The tree is fine 
and heaithy, 8 feet high. It has withstood the storms 
which destroyed our peaches and plums two or three 
years ago, droughts, etc. You sent me some dasheens 
(Coloeasia sp, S. P. I. No. 19224) five or six years ago, 
which prospered finely and were the admiration of all* 
beholders; the tubers and shoots we found most excel- 
lent on the table." 
