seeds, then bulbs. You will see from the list that 
it covers not only those in the Province of Yunnan 
but in other provinces as well. If you could interest 
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other people in China in collecting..lilies for us, it 
might hasten the introduction of these new forms Which 
are likely to be very valuable in this country. 
You will be interested to know that the boy Graham 
is still crazy about insects. He wrote me yesterday 
that he has measured his Atlas moth and finds it nine 
inches across. He is much excited over his collections 
The bowls which you left for sale in the interest 
of the leper settlements have, I am sorry to say, not 
been sold. They are still on sale, however, and may 
be bought at any time during this Christmas season. 
I have always felt a little embarrassed about Mrs. 
Fairchild's undertaking to dispose of these silver 
bowls for you, for her facilities for this kind of 
thing are not great. However, she has placed them 
in the two best stores in town, where they will certain 
ly be shown to the best buying public. 
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You will be interested in seeing the enclosed 
clipping from the Hew York Tribune. Ho you know any¬ 
thing about this Hydnocarpus tree in the Island of 
Mindanao? I do not remember your mentioning any tree 
of this species there. I will write out to Merrill 
to see what there is in it. 
Your bulletin is not yet through the press 
