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of fresh ginger rhizomes for planting, No. 1214. The 

 peach material is labeled 1213 and I am enclosing the In- 

 ventory notes, describing the shipment. We had much 

 trouble in getting these peaches as the people asked the 

 most fabulous prices, for instance 40 and 50 dollars a 

 tree. My interpreter, through some diplomatic dealings, 

 obtained a plot containing eight trees, for forty dollars. 

 As a result we had to leave Peitcheng rather hurriedly be- 

 cause the relatives of the man who made the deal had not 

 been consulted and they wanted to take the trees back or 

 destroy them. Well two are now on the road to America and 

 the others go with me tomorrow. We hope to take the 

 3 A. M. train for Tientsin so as to get the Hawtrees and 

 other plants off for America." 



Mr. Frank N. Meyer writes from Peking, China, April 

 7th, 1914. "As you will notice, I have landed again in 

 old Peking and received a cordial welcome from my many 

 friends here. Dr. Reinsch, our Minister, wanted to hear 

 straight away what sort of a trip I had. Well, I cannot 

 say that my trip has been a bad one, for so far as col- 

 lecting of material is concerned, for I have obtained ma- 

 terial of some very important things like all these vari- 

 eties of Persimmons; these very large Jujubes; large- 

 fruited Chinese haws, trees of the famous Pel peach; nuts 

 and scions of an apparently disease-resistant form of the 

 Chinese chestnut; remarkable varieties of tree-peonies; a 

 new lumber tree (Catalpa bungei) besides several minor 

 things . 



The one Hundred and twenty photographic exposures I 

 made on this past trip were developed and this morning I 

 obtained the films and prints. There are some striking 

 ones among them, which will serve their purpose well of 

 illustrating some coming new industries. The large fruit- 

 jujubes have come out especially well. 



Then I will have to announce to you the coming into 

 my possession of 175 pieces of mail, among which a goodly 

 number of letters from you, for which I tender my best 

 thanks. Some weeks will pass before I am through with it 

 all. 



