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In Kansu. But I was pleased to learn that he seems to 

 have at last found a really wild type of North China 

 peach. This seems to settle the matter of the origin of 

 P. persica. His other discoveries are almost of equal In- 

 terest, notably of the hardy species of Citrus, and of the 

 giant hazel tree. I understand that Mr. Meyer may be go- 

 ing to the States this June, but that he may visit Siao wu 

 Tai Shan before he goes. I myself am planning to revisit 

 that interesting locality if possible this spring. Under 

 separate cover I am sending Korean 'da-reh' seeds and 

 photographs. The seeds are in rather small fruits on ac- 

 count of the lateness of the season when they were gather- 

 ed. They were secured through the kindness of Mr. P. C. 

 Kang, of Hoi Kol, Korea, a Korean friend of mine. It is 

 characteristic of the spirit of the Koreans, that the 

 coolies, which he sent had to go about eight miles, over a 

 pass which required an ascent and descent of more than two 

 thousand feet and then received but twenty sen (a little 

 less than ten cents U. S. currency) apiece for their day's 

 work because they could not secure first class specimens 

 of the 'da reh 1 fruit. I tell you this little fact be- 

 cause of the spirit against the Koreans which has been 

 bred for years in the United States through the colored 

 press reports from the East." 



