May 7 28 My dear Dr. Pammel:-- I have recently returned from my tour through Va. and Tenn. It was a wonderful trip, seemed to take the people by storm. I have rarely seen such enthusiasm. I hope I can send you one write up which I think is unusually fine. At V.P.I. Blacksburg Va. big polytechnic and military school, the authorities tell me that I had the largest crowd they had ever known since the founding of the Institution, for a Lyceum number, except one which seemed to be as large they overflowed the auditorium. I had to continue it at the church that night, and address the classes in chemistry next day. And they wanted me to stay at night to address their science club, but I could not as I had to go to Tuscaloosa. Since writing you two more of same hybrid

amaryllis has flowered, Harrisii crosses. They are absolutely different from the first one being marvelously penciled and striped, these all came out of the same seed capsule. I should like to see Mr. Riordens collection. I do not remember if I told you that one of my crosses measured ten inches in diameter and the flower wonderfully tinted with crimson also finely penciled with the same. Some of the individual sepals measure three inches wide. This is the largest amaryllis flower I have ever seen. I shall thank you so much for copy of the Ames paper. If you will tell me just what you want the students to do possibly I can get them to do what you want. I trust this imperfect list of honey producing plants will be of service to you. Much love to Mrs. Pammel. Very sincerely yours, G. W. Carver. P.S. I saw Dr. Weems, his wife and little son while on this trip. I was so glad to see them. They attended one of my talks. We had quite a little chat about you. I told him that you and Mrs. Pammel had been to Tuskegee.