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very promising plants there: Populus alashanica, Berberis 
diaphana, Ribes stenocarpa, Rubus in several species, Sorbus 
microphylla, Amygdalus stipulata, Hippophae in two species, 
one forming trees 30 feet in height, and probably a host of 
minor things. 
"I also spoke about getting up to one hundred pounds 
of seeds of the genuine Larix sibirica and I obtained an 
address of a forester in Viatka Government to whom we have 
written already. 
"While talking about hardy fruits fruits Mr. Woeikov 
remarked that the variety of apple called "Groosoffka" stands 
the Irkutsk climate; that in Armenia, between Kars and 
Erivan, there is a high elevated region, with hot summers and 
cold winters, an arid plain, intersected by ravines and that 
there are several promising varieties of fruits cultivated 
there which are hardy. That there are a few places in Samara 
Government near Razan, for instance, where big groves of wild 
apples occur. That there are groves of a wild apricot-like 
plum(Prunus or Armeniaca sibirica) in the mountains near 
Nertchensk and on a few other spots in northern Manchuria. He 
just had received a package of stones from a collector near 
Nertchensk; I wanted to buy half of them, but he was not 
willing to sell them; he would exchange with us and here are 
his propositions. He states that he is willing to be commis- 
sioned by us to collect anything we want within the Russian 
domains; that his expenses will be very moderate, for he him- 
self is as much interested in seeing some of the wild plants 
grow as we are interested in getting them. That gis know- 
ledge of Russian and Russian conditions and his acquaintance 
with, the Russian flora make it almost sure that he gets the 
things he is after, especially all things in the dendro- 
logical line. That he likes to hear from you, what you think 
of this proposal. As a test I gave him an order for 500 lbs. 
of clean Medicago falcata seed, at the rate of 2 roubles per 
pound. Then he wants to exchange his cherry hybrids and 
varieties for seeds and budwood of the Compass cherry; Prunus 
americana and P. maritima; % also improved sand cherries 
(Besseyi . ) 
"He also likes to get seeds of Celtis occidentalls , 
Gymnocladus canadensis, Juglans nigra, Pinus resinlfera^ and 
Juniperus scopulorum, all collected from the northern limits 
where these trees occur. He further is willing to make up 
lists and receive lists of exchangeable material. His address 
is: A. D. Woeikov, Sta. Novospasko, Sysran-Riazan R. R. , 
Simbirsk Government, Russia." 
