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under that of coolie saffron." (Capus and Bois, Les Produits 
Coloniaux.) For distribution later. 
DIOSPYROS KAKI. (Diospyraceae . ) 34697. Cuttings of 
persimmon from Seoul, Korea. Presented by the American Consul- 
General, Mr. George H. Scidmore. "A hardy persimmon tree 
growing in the compound of this Consulate General, of the 
'sheep nose' variety, said to have such good keeping quali- 
ties as to keep until a late Easter." (Scidmore). For distri- 
bution later. 
DIOSPYROS KAKI. (Diospyraceae.) 34711. Cuttings of 
persimmon from Canton, China. Presented by Mr. G. Weidman 
Groff, Canton Christian College. "Taai Hung T'sz. Large red 
persimmon. This is decidedly the largest and sweetest per- 
simmon I have ever seen. It does not have any of that 
astringent taste so common to the persimmon. It is very high- 
ly cultivated; rarely do you find a seed. The skin is thin 
and of a deep red color. Fruit that I have had on my own 
table of this variety measures eight inches around at its 
greatest circumference." (Groff.) For distribution later. 
DIOSPYROS SP. (Diospyraceae.) 34713. Cuttings of a 
persimmon from Canton, China. Presented by Mr. G. Weidman 
Groff, Canton Christian College. "Kaai Sam T'sz. Chicken 
Hearted Persimmon. This is a rather inferior persimmon not 
commonly sold on the markets. The fruits are about the size 
and shape of a small egg and very difficult to ripen. A com- 
mon method employed by the Chinese for ripening this fruit is 
to cover them over with the leaves of the bastard banyan tree 
for several days; of course we do not have frost here. This 
persimmon is used as the stock on which to graft the finer 
varieties." (Groff.) For distribution later. 
EUCALYPTUS TRABUTI . (Myrtaceae.) 34661. Seeds of a 
hybrid Eucalyptus from Algiers, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. 
Trabut , Director, Service Botanique. A hybrid found by Dr. 
Trabut in sowing seeds of Eucalyptus botryoides which stood 
near a Eucalyptus rostrata. Always tends to revert toward the 
male parent. It is the first undoubted Eucalyptus hybrid, and 
the existence of hybrids in this genus has been denied by 
Baron Ferdinand von Muller. This hybrid is one of the most 
vigorous of the genus, and in a nursery row at the Mustapha 
Experiment Station has crowded out the pure species. For 
distribution later. 
FARADAYA SPLENDIDA. ( Verbenaceae . ) Presented by Mr. 
William Soutter, secretary and manager, Queensland Acclimati- 
