hand. V/hen we were In Ichang it first went 
"better and then worse and I had Dr. Graham 
of the Scotch Mission treat him and it has 
certainly taken a couple of v/eeks to get him 
in shape again. Well then the revolution and 
the "brigandage had spread so well that we 
could not leave Tchang and nov/ we are cooped 
up for the moment. The worst is that the 
soldiers have conmandered all coolies and one 
cannot have one's "belongings carried and how 
some of the villages will look thru which 
the soldiers of various factions have past I 
have no idea. I do hope that the seeds and 
my "baggage v/hich I have stored with the mis- 
sionaries in Kingmen are safe. But even then 
I need note-"books and papers to complete my 
work here. — I have worried a great deal and 
sleep stays away from me. — Well, all we 
foreigners here have "been living under a strain 
these last months. --China could be such a peace- 
ful land, but there is a desire for lawlessness 
among this people that "breaks out wherever op- 
portunities are given. 
Not/ these last weeks I have sent to our Qoh- 
sul General at Shanghai, eighteen parcels, numbered 
from D. A. 30 to D. A. 47. I trust that they have 
reached you safely. 
I am enclosing the inventory notes covering 
the contents, excer>t for the samples, for I am 
out of inventory note-"books here; tliey are at 
Kingmen. .^^ 
I wonder in v;hat state the material will ar- 
rive? Many things proba"bly will be found to be 
frozen en route, like fruits of citrus, etc., and 
citrus scions may all have to be burned. Well, 
it is trying anyhov/, like so much is on this 
world nov/adays. 
When once in Hankow, where one at least can 
get suitable working quarters, I'll be able to 
describe collected material in detail. 
The material mentioned reached us on February ?5. 191^. a,nd 
was numbered as follov/s: 
4-5930, Citrus nobilis 
4-5931. " ichangensis 
4-593?, " nobilis 
45933. " " deliciosa 
September PI, 1918. 
