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of fresh ginger rhizomes for planting, No. 1214. The 
peach material is labeled 1213 and I am enclosing the In- 
ventory notes, describing the shipment. We had much 
trouble in getting these peaches as the people asked the 
most fabulous prices, for instance 40 and 50 dollars a 
tree. My interpreter, through some diplomatic dealings, 
obtained a plot containing eight trees, for forty dollars. 
As a result we had to leave Peltcheng rather hurriedly be- 
cause the relatives of the man who made the deal had not 
been consulted and they wanted to take the trees back or 
destroy them. Well two are now on the road to America and 
the others go with me tomorrow. We hope to take the 
3 A. M. train for Tientsin so as to get the Hawtrees and 
other plants off for America." 
Mr. Prank N. Meyer writes from Peking, China, April 
7th, 1914. "As you will notice, I have landed again in 
old Peking and received a cordial welcome from my many 
friends here. Dr. Reinsch, our Minister, wanted to hear 
straight away what sort of a trip I had. Well, I cannot 
say that my trip has been a bad one, for so far as col- 
lecting of material is concerned, for I have obtained ma- 
terial of some very important things like all these vari- 
eties of Persimmons; these very large Jujubes; large- 
fruited Chinese haws, trees of the famous Fei peach; nuts 
and scions of an apparently disease-resistant form of the 
Chinese chestnut; remarkable varieties of tree-peonies; a 
new lumber tree (Catalpa bungei) besides several minor 
things . 
The one Hundred and twenty photographic exposures I 
made on this past trip were developed and this morning I 
obtained the films and prints. There are some striking 
ones among them, which will serve their purpose well of 
illustrating some coming new industries. The large fruit- 
jujubes have come out especially well. 
Then I will have to announce to you the coming into 
my possession of 175 pieces of mail, among which a goodly 
number of letters from you, for which I tender my best 
thanks. Some weeks will pass before I am through with it 
all. 
