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Diospyros Jcaki L. f. (Dlospyraceae . ) 41456. Cuttings 
from Glendora, California. Presented by Judge Charles 
Silent, through Mr. Wilson Popenoe. "In the fall of 1914, 
when in California, I visited Judge Silent' s place and 
noticed this persimmon tree that I became interested in, 
as the young twigs of all the branches were bearing the 
old pedicels of staminate flowers in great numbers, and 
after a careful search of the tree I could discover the, 
remains of only three pedicels of pistillate flowers. If 
this character should hold good, and we have every reason 
to believe it. will, we have at last found the long looked- 
for male Kaki persimmon tree, and one that should be plant- 
ed in every orchard of Kaki persimmons as a pollinator, 
for by careful experiment, Professor H. H. Hume has demon- 
strated that the lack of pollination is the cause of the 
immature fruits dropping." (Mr. Peter Bisset. ) 
Escallonia resinosa (R. & P.) Persoon. (Escalloniaceae.) 
41326. Seeds from Peru. Collected by Mr. 0. P. Cook. "A 
handsome tree bearing clusters of white flowers. . It is 
common in the valleys about Ollantaytambo at altitudes of 
9,000 to 11,000 feet. In the lower valleys, where the 
climate is dry, the chachacoma grows intermingled with 
cacti and other desert vegetation, and seldom attains a 
height of more than 12 to 15 feet. In the upper valleys 
where the climate is cooler and the supply of moisture is 
ample, the chachacoma trees grow to much larger size, of- 
ten attaining a height of 40-50 feet and a diameter of 2-4 
feet. The largest trees were seen in the valley below 
Panticalla Pass, on the south side, but none were found on 
the north side in the region of Yanamachi . " (Cook.) 
Escallonia sp. (Escalloniaceae.) 41324. Seeds of Tasta 
from Plnasniocj, Peru. Collected by Mr. 0. F. Cook. "A 
fine-leaved tree, comparable to the boxwood in foliage but 
with a more open habit of growth and horizontal branches, 
often giving an artistic effect like some of the dwarfed 
Chinese evergreens. The appearance is also somewhat simi- 
lar to that of the Chachacoma , but the foliage is much 
finer, and of a dark and more shining green. Like Chacha- 
conoa, the trees will endure cutting back to any extent and 
the new crown soon takes a graceful rounded shape. This 
may render the Tasta very useful for ornamental planting 
in situations where space is limited, and it should also 
serve well as a hedge plant. Old trees have deep red heart 
wood of the same texture and appearance as the wood of 
Chachacoma, and are said to be used in the same way. The 
form of the fruits also suggests affinity with Chachacoma, 
and the habit of growth Is similar, but the flowers are 
solitary instead of clustered. The color of the flowers 
