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terpreters; the heat down there in summer is said to be 
something fierce as both Mr. Swingle and Mr. MacGregor are 
telling me and last not least, the Shanghai authorities do 
not allow any plants from Canton with earth around their 
roots to be landed here, for fear of plague, and other 
bacterial diseases that are endemic there. I am also far 
from certain whether one can buy suitable grafted or in- 
arched plants right away. For serious South Chinese ex- 
ploration work I will need more time than I have now. 
On Sunday night, May 30th, we arrived in Nanking, the 
next day I went to see the acting American consul Mr. 
A. W. Gilbert and heard that Mr. Joseph Bailie, whom I 
wanted to see in particular, as regards his afforestation 
experiments, was out in the country on an inspection trip. 
We had a telegram sent up to him and on Wednesday 
evening he came down again to Nanking. The next day I 
went with him over the Western slopes of the Purple Mount- 
ains and over a tree nursury; on Friday June 4th we visited 
some local forest-growth and another nursery; On Saturday 
June 5th we looked over some gardens and on Sunday June 
6th we made an excursion to the Panhua mountain, some 20 
miles away from Nanking, where quite some original tree 
growth has still been left, being protected by the Bud- 
dhist monks of a large temple, on the top of the mountain. 
The reforestation experiments as carrled-on on Purple 
Mountain, show promises that a dense tree growth can be 
established with relatively little outlay. 
A few things in and around Nanking struck me as being 
of decided value to us in America, viz: plenty of trees 
everywhere of the "Huang lien shu" (Pistacia chinensis) , of 
which the wood is an esteemed timber, used In cart build- 
ing, while the young sprouts are eaten mostly pickled. 
tflmus parvifolia, "Chla yu shu", another timber tree of 
much promise; thrives everywhere, fruits ripen in the au- 
tumn. 
Quercus variabilis (0. chinensis) "Mau 11 slang shu" a good 
timber tree for rocky slopes; valuable for railway sleep- 
ers. 
Dalbergia hwpeana "T'an shu"; trees of medium size, in 
looks in between Sophora japonica and Cladrastis amurensis ; 
lumber exceedingly heavy and tough; used in cart building 
and in turnery work; can thrive on thin rocky soils. 
Albizzia chinensis (A. lebbek) , "Shan huai shu", very or- 
namental with Its feathery leaves and whitish tufts of 
tasselled flowers. Thrives on rocky places; wood hard; 
used in carpentry. 
Liquidambar formosana , "Fung hslang shu", a sweet gum, 
growing to very large sizes, the wood not highly appre- 
