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"The question of getting sufficient quantities 
of seeds of P yrus ussuriensis . north of Peking, 
and of P. call ery ana from the Yangtze river re- 
gions is of course the thing. We will do our beat, 
hutlnatu rally I cannot promise anything for sure. 
(By the way, the cablegram sent me c/o American 
Embassy, Tokyo, probably was inspired by a new 
request from Prof. Reimer for P. calleryana seeds.) 
Isn't it? I promised Prof. ReTmer I would also 
send him some bundles of roots from P. ussuriensis 
8'"<i £• calleryana . for testing purposes. He also 
wishes all possible varieties of Chinese cultivated 
varieties. 
"A book in which several rare species and 
varieties of pears are described and which Prof. 
Reimer often concults is: Le Jardin Pruitier, 
by J. Decaisne, Paris, 1858, Vol. I.^' 
Mr Pairchild wrote Mr. Meyer in part on December 29, 1916: 
"I see by your letter* that you are go- 
*Oct. 28, ing to get Prof. Reimer some bundles of roots 
1916. of P yrus ussur iensi s and P. callerya n a . I am 
not at all sure that the Federal Horticultural 
Board will allow these to go to him, at least, 
not until they have been subjected to very 
close scrutiny." 
Mr. Meyer wrote from Peking on November 15, 1916, trans- 
mitting six wooden boxes. A portion of the material con- 
tained in these boxes is as follows: 
SPI No. 43796, Pinus bun^ eana. 110 lbs., 
" •' 44197, Castanea mollissima . 125 lbs., 
•I •• 44198, " " 325 lbs. , 
•' •' 44199, Juglans _rej?ia sinensis . 245 lbs., 
•' " 44200, " •* " 60 lbs. 
This material was not received at Chico until February 21, 
1917. »_At the same time he sent throigh the Legation in Peking 
four parcels, received on December 21, 1916, containing the 
following: 
December 31, 1916. 
