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On September 19, 1916, also addressed to hirn in Seattle, 
we sent Mr. Meyer the following telegram: 
"Following cherry varieties failed: Kirin, 
Taki-nioi, Shogetsu, Kan-zakura, Minakami , Koko- 
noye, Ranzan, Yaye-akehono, Gioiko, Horinji, 
Ohsima-aakura, Hitoye-Fudanzakura, Asagi-zakura, 
Botan-zakura, Surugadai-nioi, Sirayuki, Unju- 
zakura. Arrange duplicate supply hudwood througti 
Suziiki . " 
Mr. Meyer wrote on October 19, 1916, from Yokohama: 
"On October 10 I spoke to Mr. Suzuki 
about this cherry matter and he informed 
me that when the request came the season 
was over already and we hare to wait until 
next year. 
"This afternoon I saw Mr. Watase in Tokio 
and he told me that same thing, only he has 
sent us last month about 10 lbs. of seeds of 
*SPI No. Prunu s sargentii .* I hope this has arrived 
43740, by now. Mr. V/atase informed me that under 
received the name 'Yama-aakura' , which means 'mountain 
Oct. 7-16. cherry' or 'wild cherry', various species are 
knovm; in other words the 'Yaraa-sakura' from 
Tokyo is a different species from the Yama 
zakura from Horthern Hondo or Hokkaido. To 
him at least 4 pr 5 distinct wild cherries 
are known . This is^interesting news I I wish 
I had my copy now of Wilson's "Cherries of 
Japan", which is out In the Woods, to see 
what Wilson says about this. You had better 
look it up. Mr. Watase said that on Mount 
Fuji a distinct wild species occurs, called 
Fuj i- zakura. 
"I asked him to collect seeds of all of 
these wild cherries for us, as many as he 
can, but I said that you will write him a 
letter instructing so. Please do this." 
We wrote Mr. ViTatase November 18, 1916. — Another paragraph 
in Mr. Meyer's letter of October 19^^: 1916, reads as follows: 
"About your other questions in regards 
to suitability of Prunus sargentii stock, I 
cannot say much, I will have to ask various 
parties. That a host can be made hardier by 
a cold resistant stock is proven in the Citrus 
December 31, 1916. 
