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I sent in seeds of Pinus arraandi several 
years ago from Shensi; I wonder whether they 
germinated? Professor Sargent or some nursery- 
men, like Farquhar possi"bly, can perhaps supply 
these pathologists. Otherwise they will have to 
graft a few branches from this 5-needle pine 
upon P. strahu s or on P. pentaphylla . Old Jack- 
son Dawson, if''he vi-ere alive, could tell us 
whether it can be done or not. — Should I come 
this summer in the Pang district of Hupeh, I'll 
try to collect fresh seeds of the Armand pine. 
On March 13, 1917, we advised Mr. Meyer that Mr. Beagles 
had written us on February 23, 1917, of the receipt at 
Chico of six cases containing Meyer's Nos. ?323a to 33?7a, 
This material was as follows: 
2323a, SPI No. 43796, Pinus bungeana, 
23?4a, SPI No. 44197, Castanea mollissima, 
23??a, SPI Ho. 44196. 
2326a, SPI No. 441Q9, Juglans regia, 
■2327a, SPI No. 44200, " •• 
Nos. 44197 and 44198 reached Chico in such a badly over- 
heated condition that Mr. Beagles thought he would not get 
much out of them in the way of germination. --Mr . Meyer sent 
us the following very interesting letter from Ichang, China, 
under date of March. 23. 1917: 
Since a few days I have been here in Ichang 
and vicinity working upon the Pyrus calleryana 
problem, that is, we are trying to get a re- 
sponsible party who is v/illing to contract for 
the collecting of a hundred catties of clean 
seeds of this wild pear, during the coming late 
summer and early fall. Up till the present time 
we have not found the right man as yet, but — 
we may J The trouble with this calleryana pear 
is, that, altho' not rare in the hills around 
here, the trees are very widely scattered, they 
are often quite small and as such produce in- 
dividually but little fruit; then the nature of 
the country is quite rugged and the collecting 
December 31. 1917 
