THE FRANK N. MEYER MEMORIAL MEDAL 
Designed by Theodore Spicer-Simon, and awarded to Barbour Lathrop as a recognition 
of his services in the work of introducing foreign plants of economic value into America. 
A white-barked pine cone and a fruiting branch of the Chinese jujube form the theme 
on cne face of the medal and the First Plant Introduction Expedition that on the other. 
See the text for translation of the Chinese poem (618 A.D.) and details of the Theban 
Queen’s expedition (1570 B. C.). (Fig. 16.) 
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