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terpreters; the heat down there In summer is said to b 

 something fierce as both Mr. Swingle and Mr. MacGregor ar 

 telling me and last not least, the Shanghai authorities d 

 not allow any plants from Canton with earth around the! 

 roots to be landed here, for fear of plague, and othe 

 bacterial diseases that are endemic there. I am also fa 

 from certain whether one can buy suitable grafted or in 

 arched plants right away. For serious South Chinese ex 

 ploration work I will need more time than I have now 



On Sunday night, May 30th, we arrived in Nanking, th 

 next day I went to see the acting American consul Mr 

 A. W. Gilbert and heard that Mr. Joseph Bailie, whom 

 wanted to see in particular, as regards his afforestatio 

 experiments, was out in the country on an inspection trip 



We had a telegram sent up to him and on Wednesda 

 evening he came down again to Nanking. The next day 

 went with him over the Western slopes of the Purple Mount 

 ains and over a tree nursury; on Friday June 4th we visite 

 some local forest-growth and another nursery; On Saturda 

 June 5th we looked over some gardens and on Sunday Jun 

 6th we made an excursion to the Panhua mountain, some 2 

 miles away from Nanking, where quite some original tre 

 growth has still been left, being protected by the Bud 

 dhist monks of a large temple, on the top of the mountain 



The reforestation experiments as carried-on on Purpl 

 Mountain, show promises that a dense tree growth can b 

 established with relatively little outlay. 



A few things in and around Nanking struck me as bein 

 of decided value to us in America, viz: plenty of tree 

 everywhere of the "Huang lien shu" (Pistacia chinensis) , o 

 which the wood is an esteemed timber, used in cart build 

 ing, while the young sprouts are eaten mostly pickled. 



Ulmus parvifolia, "Chia yu shu", another timber tree o 

 much promise; thrives everywhere, fruits ripen in the au 

 tumn. 



Quercus variabilis(0 . chinensis) "Mau li slang shu" a goo 

 timber tree for rocky slopes; valuable for railway sleep 

 ers. 



Dalbergia hupeana "T'an shu"; trees of medium size, i 

 looks in between Sophora japonica and Cladrastis amurensis 

 lumber exceedingly heavy and tough; used in cart buildin 

 and in turnery work; can thrive on thin rocky soils. 



Mbizzia chinensis (A. lebbek] , "Shan huai shu", very or 

 namental with its feathery leaves and whitish tufts o 

 tasselled flowers. Thrives on rocky places; wood hard 

 used in carpentry. 



Liquidarnbar formosana , "Fung hsiang shu", a sweet gum 

 growing to very large sizes, the wood not highly appre^ 



