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7. The alpine meadows begin here, some of them filled 

 up by glaciers. They are 20,000 feet above sea-level. 



The juniper, and many other medicinal plants are grown 

 extensively in Northern China. 



The baby primrose and the moccasin flower, or lady's slipper, 

 are among the favorite wild flowers of our country, whose 

 arrival here dates back centuries and centuries ago. 



But of all flowers of Chinese origin the Chinese lilies are the 

 most beautiful. A slide was shown by Mr. Wilson which 

 depicted one variety which resembles the tiger-lily in minature. 

 There are many, many varieties of Chinese lilies, too many, in 

 fact, to enumerate. 



In southern China, the yak, or Chinese mule, takes the place 

 of the coolie, as far as carrying heavy loads of tea, tobacco, 

 rice, etc. 



Thursday, Feb. 29, 1912. 



WHERE SEEDS COME FROM. 

 By John Farquhar 



Seeds that are produced especially for the seed-markets are 

 not produced in a haphazard manner. A great deal of time and 

 attention is given to such matters as: What is this soil good 

 for? What can be grown to the best advantage on it? 



Mr. Farquhar spoke of the flood in Paris two years ago, and 

 said that during that time many fields of roots and plants were 

 washed away, leaving only little patches of plant life here 

 there. Last year we had another extreme, that of heat, which 

 did in its way, as much harm as did the flood, and New Zealand 

 came to the rescue with its seeds. 



We owe a great deal to the Roman emperor, Lucullus, who 

 brought home from his conquests many luxuries which were 

 heretofore unheard of in Italy. Among other things, he brought 

 home the plants, or their seeds, whose fruit or vegetable took 



