these species. I do not think, however, that 
this doubt constitutes any sort of a reason for 
not going ahead on a large scale. I believe 
that is the thing to do." 
On October 3, 1916, Mr. Fairchild wrote Mr. Meyer again re- 
garding this pear: 
"I have just received the following tele- 
gram from Dr. Galloway and Mr. Bisset, after 
their visit to Talent and their interview with 
Reimer: 
•"Have gone carefully over Reimer' s 
work and are impressed with importance 
and value of it. Very important that 
Reimer have seed of two types by Febru- 
ary 1st next. To secure one of these 
will require two days march north of 
Peking, neighborhood Chingteh, the other 
two days by train south to Hankau, thence 
by foot to Yehang. Recommend that Meyer 
be cabled to go after southern type as he 
had not planned to do this without in- 
structions from you. Letter follows.' 
"Reimer is so anxious to get the seeds of 
these two types of pears that I am cabling the 
Embassy in Tokyo as follows; 
"'Inform Frank Meyer arriving 
Inaba Maru, Kobe, important he se- 
cure before February pear seeds from 
I Chang also from Chingteh. ' 
Stuntz and I don't understand the phrase 'by 
foot to Yehang'. Stuntz suggests that what is 
meant is by boat to Ichang. I wired to Reimer 
to verify this, but on looking at your letter 
to Dorsett about the pear matter, it is so 
evident that what Reimer wants is the P yyus 
calleryana from Ichang that I have not waited 
for word from Reimer, but have sent the cable- 
gram to the Embassy in Tokyo, asking them to 
get in touch with you when you arrive atfCobe 
today or tomorrow and give you the message. 
As I see it. Dr. Galloway is afraid that you 
will postpone the getting of the Ichang seed 
until after you have been to Peking, i^videntl 
Reimer is particularly anxious to get this, 
more so than he was when he talked with you. 
December 31, 1916. 
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