LIVES OF TRAVELLERS 



The great heat endured and the frequent attacks of malaria 

 from which he suffered on the West Coast seriously affected 

 Kalbreyer's health, and it was decided to send him to a more 

 healthy country to collect. 



The next journey was to Colombia, where the climate is 

 delightful on the highlands and mountain-slopes, though 

 in the lowlands and along the coast almost as hot as in parts 

 of Africa. 



He left England in October 1877, collected in the Eastern 

 Cordillera near Ocana, La Cruz and Sierra Palado, the 

 results being principally Odontoglossum Pescatorei and 

 0. triumphans. 



In February 1878 he left Ocana to proceed to England, 

 but owing to the River Magdalena being very low, the 

 passage to the coast was difficult, and a journey which usually 

 occupies from seven to ten days required nearly a month, 

 so that by the end of April, when Kalbreyer arrived in 

 England, more than half his collection was useless. 



The third trip was again to Ocana, but further east. A 

 start was made in July 1878, and he proceeded to the Eastern 

 Cordillera, through the towns of San Pedro, Salazar and 

 Pamplona ; here he again met with some extraordinary forms 

 of Odontoglossum Pescatorei, including 0. P. Veitchii, and 

 0. triumphans, 0. tripudians, 0. hastilabium, 0. coronarium, 

 0. crocidipterum and 0. blandum, a difficult species to 

 import alive, and, until Kalbreyer's consignment arrived, 

 rare in this country. After sending several very fine 

 consignments of orchids, Kalbreyer returned to England, 

 bringing with him a large and choice collection. 



The fourth journey was commenced in September 1879, 

 when he again left England for Colombia, on this occasion 

 travelling down the River Magdalena to the Central and 



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