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quantities of seed, I realize, and I am sure you 
do, that a man who has spent so many years work- 
ing on a problem like that of Reimer's will never 
"be satisfied until he sees for himself these wild 
forms growing in their native habitat and makes 
up his mind with regard to the botany of these 
different species from first hand information. For 
this reason and because all those who know Reimer, 
yourself included, have given him a good name as 
a thorough investigator, I am planning to put up 
$500 out of our funds to assist him in carrying 
out this expedition, providing this is sanctioned 
by the Chief of the Bureau and the Secretary. 
On June 5. 1917. from Hankow, Mr. Meyer transmitted 
under separate cover sixteen films and sixteen prints, his 
negative Nos. 1?3B8 to 1P391 and 13?62 to 13?73. He wrote: 
There are 14 pictures relating to Pyrus cal- 
leryana and should there be an opportunity I wish 
they could be shown to Dr. B, T. Galloway and Mr. 
M, B. Waite. I do not know your policy as regards 
this whole affair, but I myself think that Prof. 
Reimer should be asked to write an article in the 
"Journal of Heredity" on his discoveries and he 
should be allowed to use, besides his own fotos, 
such of mine and yours as would be most interest- 
ing. What is your opinion about it? Of course, 
should Mr. Reimer be on the eve of his departure 
for the far East, then the thing will have to be 
postponed. 
Fotos 13?7? and 13?73 might be shown to Mr. 
Sv.'ingle and he could be asked at the same time how 
many pounds of seeds he wants of this Pistacia 
chinensis . He wrote Mr. Cunningham, our Consul- 
General in Hankow, to procure 200 lbs. for him. 
The rumor is that Mr. Swingle may be out here 
himself this summer; should this be so, he pos- 
sibly will arrange such matters himself. 
T have quite a stack of other fotos still, 
but not relating to Pyrus or Pistacia, tho some 
very interesting ones on soy-bean products, of 
which we are discovering every few v/eeks some 
nev; preparations. These pictures I'll send in 
hunches these coming v/eeks, if conditions allov/, 
for -- China is again in the embrace of internal 
troubles. 
Kow that I am v/riting about the pear prob- 
lems I can just as well answer a few points in 
December 31, 1917. 
