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Chief,Contect Dirisiox G

Referenceseno of12 Angust1954.

l. Thank you very uch for your prompt actiox ix obtainirg seods and uhole specimens of Pagarmm hermala L. ani of Peganm Msriczzus, l. Gray.Dr.of is verygratifiodthatyour collaction effort hzs been succssaful.

2. So far as the packizg problem is cazcarxed we ars advised by Dr.that it is pot absolutely essential that the dried plant samples be in perfect condition upon arrival here. It is rezlized that the dried plants ars extramely fragiis and that some brezkzge is izsvitzble. Flease pack the plants between heavy cardboard layars in as sacure a mannsr as possible. They sbould arriva here in sufficieztly good condition for our purposes.

3. Ve are interested ix the informtios concerning work. Flezse obtaiz from him the zazes of the tuo large pharazceutical laboratories and thaKedicallaboratory whichare reported to have 工 investigated the charactaristics of these plaxts. In additioa vonld be varybappy to receive ay ressarch date which bave available especially indicztizg Rxrmzlise coxtext or the eristance of azy toric ingredients.

4.Dr.hes just iaformsd us that if the projected rosearch A on these seeds procseds satisfactorily it is likely that there may be damand for more in the future. Ls it possibls that your source will have mre arailablol Would it be too much trouble far him to collect additiomal sead and have it avzilzble at our request? We are in the avkvard situetion of zot kxoving the futurs denand and at the szme time realizing that unless arrangements are made for more pow nons of the seed will be zvailable until zext year at this tims. Plexse handle this problen in vhatever manner seens most suitzble to you. Possibly it is already too late to obtain nore of the seed.

5. Have you had any luck in filling the raquirenent for Stipa Vaseyi (Slespy Grass) to date?

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18L2guet 1954