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someone said she had gotten foul of her rope and thrown herself and that the dogs 

 then bit her. The dog bites, however, were very slight. 



Well, I will have a litter of pigs in a few weeks, then my troubles begin anew. 



Yours, truly, 



(Rev.) S. H. Rock. 

 Prof. C. C. Georgeson, Sitka, Alaska. 



Carmel, Nushagak River, June 5, 1901. 



Dear Sir: The vegetable seeds that you wrote you had sent to me on February 28 

 arrived here June 18. Very many thanks for the same. I will be able to use only 

 the radish and lettuce seeds this season and they are already in the ground. The 

 others I will give a good trial next year. I also planted part of the rhubarb seeds; 

 they are just showing, but I will watch them closely and try and raise some good 

 ones. 



The flower seeds you sent me in February I sowed also. Only the nasturtiums, 

 pansies, and pinks have as yet come to any size, in fact most of the others are not up 

 at all; although the phlox, poppies, petunias, and alyssum and larkspur look as 

 though they may yet grow nicely. I hope to have some asters and mignonette for 

 next spring. The Tom Thumb nasturtiums have done finely and are in bloom. 



In looking over the seeds and list I find that there is no cauliflower. As I under- 

 stand from several other parties that you sent snowball cauliflower seed to them, I 

 feel somewhat disappointed. I have heard from parties passing through here that 

 they are such a fine strain, and I would like to try them, but I can not get seed from 

 Philadelphia in time for next year. I will carefully tend them and report at the end 

 of the season. 



Very truly, yours, 



P. C. King. 



Prof. C. C. Georgeson, Sitka, Alaska. 



FLAX, BUCKWHEAT, AND BARLEY MATURED AT TAN AN A. 



St. James Mission, Tanana, Alaska, April 27, 1901. 

 Dear Sir: Thanks for seeds. Will keep you posted as to what is accomplished 

 this year. I raised last year turnips, Purple Top, 9| barrels from the seed sown in 

 June, and pulled in early September the flax, buckwheat, and wheat and barley. 

 All matured, but the stalks were very small and weak. 

 Yours, truly, 



Alfred A. Selden. 

 Prof. C. C. Georgeson, Sitka, Alaska. 



radishes, turnips, and lettuce on kotzebue sound. 



Kotzebue, Alaska, April 22, 1901. 

 Dear Sir: Your favor of last year was received in August, 1901, consequently we 

 have not tried the seeds. We will try this present spring, and report the results to 

 you. With our own seeds we have only been successful with radishes, turnips, and 

 lettuce, but think with hotbeds other things might be a success. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



Robert Sams (Missionary). 

 Prof. C. C. Georgeson, Sitka, Alaska. 



