Dear Dr. Deming:
I have received your letters. I am sorry to answer you very late, because on March 28th my wife died. I have been again heart broken and delay everything for these few months.
I have not yet met Mr. Read, I went to the U. S. Consulate to find him, but no definite answer received yet.
The place Chuking is rather inconvenient to reach from Shanghai. I am gong to buy land near Shanghai i. e. one hour trip from business center. When I succeed that, I will remove all trees out.
I am sending you separate paper that you want for the convention.
The seeds that I sent you last year is Castanopsis sp. grows near
Hangchow, 100 feet high and ever green.
Yours very sincerely