---------- - - 23 August lgra rj'O: CbiL-f., Ccmt=t DLYiSiOn 4 ALTNMTMN .1 Chief w 3jhcT CZ-se Se UL @C= gem==d= dp-to--dL 18 Au,,-,ust 1, Ve are sending to y= unur rel3--rate euver tbq date two packrgesj, me containing vezam:mm bar=U Lo$ and tbe other conteining seeds and driedl vbou zp-.c4r@.-n of Pegn=rm We did not obtli" stips Vaseyi (Sl&ep7 Grear.) I>ec=se of a misinterpretation of yo= xvqmire=--uts. yo= -te3.etype w&-8.9.3T delaying action an this case indicated nev require. mmtr. lnstagd of ndal ti @m*l -z-equlrgs3ents wou2ld be maile&, Vep tberefamp ezw=ed that the tvq@-spatimens obtain@--d replecs--d the requ--st for slzevy grass. Ve discussed this zmtter, boi,-wmr., with our coats--t vb= vg pick&A up the epee-trien in IIP'this veeken&. IL- staLte4L-tbat dteepy grass grows in ebunas=e a--A vi3.1 be no p,-oblf= to coLLect.-P tince be returns to fic= a to= @cm 30 Ai3,b--mt,, vp, this matter vith blmlLxL2MMIRNMEMFtb-is veek, and nUo request that be try to obtain ==e seeds of Per,-=-r Ipr-lq'ln Lo- imd FL-Sam= nesse let us bate scoe suggestirm as to haw rnie-'h additional see& we rbauld co3-1 et at tbts time. -=2t stated that 9=-- yeari; ago be did 9. Along this same 31m our co=4. 8='I'l nmmmt of reseaxcb cm growing conditions of with the object of &--terminine vbat could be done to retard tb-- slwead of +h4 particular p3.ant* He stated that it is believed tl2l--.lDl=t %-as intro. auced to tbe area dnrLigUar34 War 1, at vhich ttm foreign bay ws shiy2e4 to this exea an& the seeds were believed to have -bt= cexr:Led W this; h-Ve As a result of these experi=--nts, be vould be abli@-t-0 help us vith zuggest,lo2n l@' fVture:--efforts are'=ade to cultivate thir. pl=t. 3- Ige ha-7e taken steps to determine vbetber or stM x-eg;idej If ve Pre able to ip@= an a_tpointment to discuss the matters brcright up In pexap@@ph tbr" of -@,a= mem=wulfin o2f :L8 Augw&@. Ve -will Imep ym poste& cm the mro,=ess of tble case. It :Ls possibz* that it Vill be s=e ti during the first of September l@,efore we obtain tb& additional requirL---nts. fea REILEASE4 1978 ............