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priced vegetables cultivated in Japan, the young shoots 
being used as an excellent salad. The little book by Pro- 
fessor Tanaka, Useful Plants of Japan, issued by the Agri- 
cultural Society of Japan, says concerning it: "Mitsuba,, 
Mitsuba- jeri , a perennial herb of the order Umbelliferae 
growing wild in moist valleys, but much cultivated from 
seeds or by dividing the roots. In spring young leaves 
come forth to a height of about one foot. They are eaten 
boiled, and the roots can also be eaten fried. One vari- 
ety with fine thread-like petioles and shooting bushes to 
8-10 inches high is called Ito-mitsuha ( thread honewo t . )" 
Apparently worthy of trial by American amateurs. 
Diospyros fcaki L.f. (Ebenaceae.) 39912-913. Cuttings of 
persimmons from Kansu, China. 39912, "from near Kwa tsa, 
a remarkably large and beautiful persimmon of very flat 
shape and bearing some furrows on top. Color bright deep 
orange; seedless, non- juicy, of excellent keeping quali- 
ties; can be eaten fresh or dried; not free from pucker. 
Quite a rare variety. Local name Momo sze tze, meaning 
'leaf of bread persimmon,' though many different forms 
pass under that name;" and 39913, "a persimmon of square 
shape, bearing generally a constriction close to the pe- 
duncle, also often furrowed vertically. Of light orange 
color, seedless; non-juicy; a very good keeper but of as- 
tringent properties when eaten fresh, therefore consumed 
When roasted- or steamed ^ by which processes the pucker dis- 
appears for the greater part; also much eaten dried. Chi- 
nese name Fang sze tze, meaning 'square persimmon.'" (Prank 
N. Meyer ' s Introductions and description.) 
Euonymus sp. (Celastraceae . ) 39903. Cuttings from near 
Ka go ba, Kansu, China. "A spindle wood, growing Into a 
medium-sized tree with a dense, well rounded head of 
branches. Leaves round elliptical, of opaque green color 
and somewhat wrinkled. Collected at an elevation of 8000 
feet. Of value as an ornamental park tree for the cooler 
sections of the United States." (Prank N. Meyer's intro- 
duction and description. ) 
Hicksbeachia pinnatif 'olia Mueller . (Proteaceae. ) 39871. 
Seeds from Burringbar P. O., New South Wales. Presented 
by Mr. B. Harrison. "Red bush nuts. This tree grows to a 
height of 30 or 40 feet and the fruit is borne In racemes, 
attached to the bark and branches of the tree, each carry- 
ing 10 or 12 fruits. The flavor is not quite so good as 
the Queensland nut, Macadamia ternifolia t nor does It keep so 
well, but nevertheless they are sold in some fruit shops 
