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Mai us , do not fail to get seeds of them for this 
experiment at Blacksburg, Va. 
In regard to the demand for the calleryana 
seed, by American nurserymen, I think we should 
look ahead and plan for a grove somewhere in 
California or Texas where the seed could be home- 
grown. It would be^dangerous thing to keep on 
Introducing from China the seeds of any species - 
for stock purposes. I am glad you called my at- 
tention to this necessity. 
I should like to know more about this branch 
of the Yokohama Nursery Company in Hankow. Are 
they going into the Chinese nursery business ex- 
tensively, to supply China with plahts, or is 
this simply the buying office for their own 
Japanese and European trade? 
You will be interested to know that Mr. 
Russell is struggling with the processing of 
the Jujube at Chico, and that it is a contest 
betv/een Beagles and Russell as to who will get 
the fruits. We are pushing Beagles for plants 
and Russell for candied fruits. Mr. Mills has 
set his heart on putting out five acres, and we 
are considering the planting of acre plantations 
at various points in the Southwest. Dorsett and 
I have considered the Mills proposition, the 
Yuma Experiment Station, at Indio with Druramond, 
Austin, Texas, v;ith Ramsey, College Station, 
Texas, with Youngblood, Y/aterloo, Kansas, and 
possibly Augusta, Georgia. Have you any sug- 
gestions to make as to these localities? 
In- regard to Ramsey's getting seed of the 
calleryana pear, we shall attend to that. 
Thanks very much for your criticisms on 
Plant Immigrants. Mr. Stuntz has already written 
you regarding these. 
In regard to these early spring varieties 
of Chinese cabbage, are they not a little strong? 
I have tried to eat some of them add found then 
so strong in flavor that it was difficult to do 
so. The winter forms, which are delicious, are 
selling regularly on our markets here for $.25 
apiece. 
Your description of the new dish made from 
glcus repens and agar-agar sounds very interest- 
ing. We make jellies here, using agar-agar, but 
I have never -tasted the seeds of Ficus repens . 
'What do they taste like? 
I think it would be well to investigate 
December 31. 1917. 
