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to T^e the result, and walnut growing should cer- 
• tainly ne given more attention than has hereto- 
fore been given to it. What Mr. Dorsett meant in 
his letter to you, however, was that he believed 
it would be better to send cuttings instead of 
seeds. We will send to Mr. Thomas Proctor, of 
Topsfield, Mass., Y/lthin a short time, plants of 
the walnut. Mr, Piper will also be sent plants of 
Spodiopogon sibiricus , S.P.I. No. 44?88. 
On June 9, 191?, from Hankow, Mr, Meyer transmitted ?6 films 
and prints under Nos. 13274- to 13289 and 12392 to 12401. Mr. 
Meyer requested that the soy' bean photographs be shown to Mr. 
Piper and Mr. Morse, the tung oil photographs to Mr. Young, 
and certain others, regarding vegetables, to Dr. Shoemaker. 
Mr. Meyer added: 
Prof. L. H. Bailey has arrived here and 
we had some solid talks; it does one good to 
meet again a man interested in our work and 
who knows something besides] The Professor 
will make a short trip into Honan and Kiangsi 
and on account of the war will return to 
America early in August. 
On June 14, 1^17, from Hankow, Mr. Meyer wrote a long letter, 
the following extracts from which are of interest: 
This frost there in Southern Florida must 
have been a nightmare to visitors and natives 
alike. Your frosted herbarium must be a real 
curio. I wish I could see it. V/e surely have 
our disappointments in plant introduction. After 
adventurous collecting trips after long journeys 
over lands and seas, after having stood personal 
and other treatments, by "doctors", after months 
of tedious nursing and final successful establish- 
ment, then "King "F'rost" steps ur»on the scene and 
tells the immigrant that he or she had no business 
in getting where they were. Life is a cruel affair .» 
You are asking me whether these Chinese cab- 
bages are preserved in any way. Yes, some of the 
loose-headed varieties are dried in the sun and 
December 31. 1917. 
