82 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
ment officials in Colombia and from Secretary Wallace to 
the Minister of Agriculture; also a letter from the Colombian 
Consul at St. Louis. Sailing from New Orleans on the Steam- 
ship Heredia, I arrived at Havana on April 6. During the 
day among places visited was the botanical garden where 
seeds of a rare palm were collected. Among the grotesque 
sights in this city is the human boneyard in Colon Cemetery 
where human remains are taken from unpaid graves and 
diverted to the central human dump. From a botanical stand- 
point a fine avenue of Ficus, in which the trees are sup- 
ported by their aerial roots, was interesting. Some of the 
famous street trees are the mango, sapota, and royal palm. 
I arrived in Cristobal, C. Z., April 11. Having a letter of 
introduction to Mr. C. W. Powell, an orchid grower of Balboa, 
and being assured by telephone that he was at home, I took 
the train to Balboa. Upon locating his residence and at- 
tached orchid garden in which is the finest collection of Pana- 
manian orchids, I was informed that Mr. Powell was on a 
collecting trip. After visiting Panama City, I caught the 
train back to Cristobal and sailed the next morning. Before 
leaving, Mr. Powell telephoned me informing me of his re- 
turn and urging me to return to Balboa, but in view of the 
necessity of meeting Mr. Cyril Allen in Bogota, who was soon 
leaving for England, I arranged to again stop at Balboa on 
my return trip. I sailed from Cristobal at 11 A. M. aboard 
the steamship Sixaola. 
‘‘Aboard ship I was particularly fortunate in meeting Mr. 
Norman Black, who was making his way back from the States 
to Bogota. During the conversation I informed him of my 
mission and likewise mentioned my letter of introduction 
to Mr. Cyril Allen, who proved to be a personal friend of Mr. 
Black. The entire trip from then on was under the guidance 
of Mr. Black. We arrived at Cartagena, the first Colombian 
port, the following day. My first impression of Colombia 
was not very favorable, since there seemed to be very little 
for the botanist here. Of historical interest is the Spanish 
wall upwards of three hundred years old, which was built 
for the protection of the town against pirates in the early 
days. Despite the extreme tropical weather, shrubs, peren- 
nials, and annuals were seen growing on the old stone wall. 
A trip through the market place was chiefly notable because 
of its unsanitary condition—fish, bananas, sugar, meat, vege- 
