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and subspontaneoua in the plain of Tong-Tchouan; 
Dioapyros mairei from La Kou; 98 Hhododendrons ; 
several species of Godonopsis and Gyananthus 
which may be of interest to the growing number 
of alpinists in this country." 
We had a request on August 8, 1916, from Mrs. J. Dean, 
of the Dean Iris Gardens at Moneta, Galif., that Mr. Meyer 
he requested to secure any irises possible and particularly 
Iris speculatrix . described by Mr. Dykes in his monograph 
on the genus Iris. Mr. Meyer promised in his letter of 
November 21, 1916, to Mr. Bisset, to try to get this 
species when he went south. 
A copy was sent Mr. Meyer on August 18, 1916, of Mr. 
Shear's letter of August 10, 1916, asking him to be on 
the lookout for all species of Endothia, the chestnut 
blight fungus and its relatives, not only on chestnuts 
but possibly on oaks and other trees. 
In a letter of September 14, 1916, to Mr. Meyer, Mr. 
Dorsett included the following paragraph: 
"In talking with Mr. Norton the other 
day he said there were a number of varieties 
of asparagus in China that he would like you 
to secure for hira. He said he would send us 
a note relative to this matter. I will ad- 
vise you when we receive his request for 
this material. " 
At the close of the year only the following intro- 
ductions had reached us from Mr. Meyer: 
December 31, 1916. 
