Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library: Botanical Exploration Papers

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Papers of Ernest Henry Wilson, 1896-1952. Copy of a letter from Charles Sprague Sargent to James Veitch, 1899.

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and there is work enough for a dozen collectors to do for the next twenty years. Of course my only idea would be to increase the knowledge of Chinese Trees and shrubs and I should expect to share anything I got with you. Although my plans are entirely unformed and probably will amount to nothing, I feel that I ought to mention the fact that I am thinking seriously about China as we have had so much correspondence together on the subject. I do not know if it is a part of your scheme for your man to dry herbarium specimens. Of course it would be a very useful thing if he could do this, making a set for Kew and, if possible, one for me of all woody plants.

Before finally making up your mind about the field to be occupied by your collector I advise you to read those parts of Bretschneider's book which relate to explorations of David and Henry. Delavay of course was in a region of unsurpassed richness and some of his plants appear to succeed in England and Paris, although we cannot do anything with them here.

I am ashamed to say there is no American in China among our consuls of any special intelligence or information to whom I could give Wilson a letter that would be of any service to him. If you have not already done so, I should try and obtain for him letters from Dr. Bretschneider, who can be addressed at the Botanic Garden in St. Petersburg. Letters to Sir Robert Hart from Mr. Chamberlain I should think would be of very great advantage. He no doubt could obtain for Wilson a good Chinese

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