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seem appropriate here to more than record the fact that his death 

 occurred on the night of June 2, 1918. He was lost from a river 

 steamer on the Yangtze near the little town of Wuhu. His body 

 was later recovered and buried in the cemetery in Shanghai. 



Mr. Meyer left a bequest of $1,000 to his associates in the Office of 

 Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, which they have used in the 

 striking of a medal to be known as the Frank K Meyer Memorial 



Fig. 2. — Map of eastern Asia, showing the agricultural explorations of Frank N. Meyer. 

 Between the years 1905 and 1919 Mr. Meyer made four trips into eastern Asia in 

 search of new fruits, vegetables, and other economic plants for introduction into the 

 United States. Because of the small size of the map it has been impossible to show 

 each trip entirely and clearly ; therefore,, after the first trip only such portions of his 

 route are shown as involve territory not traversed previously. This map is shown on a 

 somewhat larger scale than that used for figure 1. 



Medal to be awarded under the auspices of the American Genetic 

 Association for distinguished services in the field of foreign-plant in- 

 troduction (PL I). In this way it is hoped to emphasize the impor- 

 tance of this kind of exploration, a work which yields not only ideas 

 but concrete living things that enrich our lives, change our foods, and 

 make more beautiful our surroundings. May it encourage young men 

 with the mental and physical equipment for such work to enter the 

 field and enrich the agriculture of the country by bringing into it the 



