,1^. 
"Pyrus ussuriensis. Near vie%? of the trunk of an 
old wild pear tree which raeasures over 6 ft. in circum- 
ference, 4 ft. alcove ground. Note the characteristically 
grooved bark of grayish-black color. (South side.) My 
interpreter, Mr. Cliow Hai Ting, stands near, so as to 
show the enormous size of the trunk." (Prank N. Meyer.) 
Negative No. 13231, Shing lung shan, Chihli Prov. , 
China, December 3, 1916. 
December 31, 1916. 
