The Denver Jewish news., 1919-12-03
An. Irishman's Loving
Tribute to a Great Jew
JOHN T. KEEGAN, OF DENVER.
OUTLINES TIE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF HIS FRIEND, FRANK n.
MEYER.


Meyer the world lost one of its great
est, if not the greatest of all eXplor
ers, and beyond question the greatest
practical botanist As an explorer
Meyer far outranlled Livingston OF
Stanley. for they had rntold wealtl
behind them and, besides. they mad
the routes and trails made by ths
:vory and slave traders, broad III
scope and long in distance, marked
by the graves of the poor ignorant
natives who failed to comprehend the
iron rules of the white man and th'
white mans ways.
Meyers trails were IN quest of new
things in the world of flora or fruita.
heritage. grasses and trees of the Occi-
dent or the Orient. To do this subject
justice one would require acres OF
paper and oceans of ink, for his finds
run well into the thousands of all
kinds of trees, vines, shrubs, flowers
and grasses.
The remotest corner of Thibet. where
lie found that forest of wild apples
and pears of mammoth size. the desert
Of soudan. where he gathered the
seeds of that great forage plant-ail
we're in his days, weeks or months
work: and his stories of nights in the
villages of the K,uds or the plains-
men of the Kobi desert were so full OF
adventure that the tales of our former
frontier pale into insignificance'
especially when they We're related in
his low and well modulated voice.
He told of nights in the sacred tenn
pies. where he spread his bed and was
iulled to sleep by the tinkling of the
temple bells iu the land of Confucius.
and his finds there of tile white
harked pines and bamboos. which
are now growing in California, and
of the ,Jube Jube tree, an orchard OF
this succulent fruit which is now grow
ing at the Governments testing
grounds in Chies, Cal.
Tales of his encounters with robbers
in Manchura.. or in North China, and
his travels thru the swamps and hills
OF hOfp.l III quest VI sunni Ia" 'NN
seed or some flower or shrub. are
tales of adventure and wundermcnt to
the listener. He was equally mt home
with the Globe-trotter, tlie Savant or
the Diplomat. for he met all of them
in hi, travels in those far-away lands
where diplomacy is really science.
ard state secrets are only secrets
known to him who is Wiling to listen.
But his great accomplishments are
many, and we will only pick few
Of the greatest:
The Soudan grass from which the
farmers of California two years ago
received over thirty millions of dol
lars.
The Camphor trees from Japan. now
being cultivated in Florida and Cali
fornia promise well. and experts pre-
diet our independence in this country
ot this valuable drug in few years
Cork trees are growing and flour
is1ing In the South and Southwest
This nation sends ten to fifteen NIL
lion dollars abroad for cork every year.
We are told that in eight or ten years
we will be able to supply this product
from our newly planted forests.
The Milo grass from Manchuria. like
tllc Soudan grass. has been adapted,
and thrives wonderfully well in our
arid regions His ActinidIa Chinensis,
n fruit about the size of a large plum
.reenish in hue, with delightful acid
flavor is now being grown at Pasa-
dena. Calf.
A dwarf growing lemon Of smooth
skin gives great promise In and around
the Southern part of California ana
southern Texas and Florida
The Queensland nut or Macedonia
rernifola. one of the most delicious
of the nut family. is a tree of great
possibilities and beautiful in shape and
foliage.
The Feijoa is one of the coming
fruits from n commercial standpoint
and great things are predicted Tor 1t
from the practical orchardists 'f thS
lower coast of California.
Ziziphus Jujube or jujubes, highly
esteemed in China. and known as the
ffuit of Heaven" is now grown com
mercially in California.
The Hazel Tree, one hundred fee'
high. he found in Thibet-and hard
by he found the Englisa Walnut grow
ing in wild profusion.
Yellow Rambler Roses. which IL
Towering condition throw off beau
tiful cluster of yellowish ninks, VIII
be great addition to the rambler
family. and his Rosa Nanthia promises
well rs one of the hardest of al