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Once in Ciudad Bolivar, if the plants are alive they can be cm- 

 barked there for New York; the trip by that time will have taken 

 about three months, so you see it is no child's play. 



Now we have taken in all the Colombian Cattleyas and I would 

 like to say a few words in regard to other orchids and their distri- 

 bution. Odonfoglossum crispum, as we all know, is associated 

 with Pacho San Cayetano and other points around Pacho, in such a 

 way that people do not seem to believe that 0. crispum can be found 

 elsewhere, but it is safe to say that not over twenty-five percent, 

 of all the plants imported these last few years come from Pacho, for 

 the simple reason that they are not to be had in such quantities any 

 more, and before long the collector will have to look for other fields. 



In my travels I made explorations all along the Eastern Cordillera 

 for this purpose, as far South as Garzon, in the south of Tolima, 

 and on the Central Cordillera as far as Pasto, with the result that I 

 found 0. crisp^im in several places on the eastern chain, and on 

 the central chain in two places. Far apart, it is true, but in all 

 likelihood I missed a good many places. I must admit I never 

 found any great quantities, until Pasto in southern Cauca was 

 reached; here are any amount; but of the tj'pe called Lehmanni 

 with the characteristic five spots on the lip. Miltonia vexillaria 

 is another plant whose home is Antioquia, yet a few plants have 

 been found in Tolima, and then we lose sight of it again, to reappear 

 in a slightly different form in Ecuador, under the name of M. 

 vexillaria rubella. 



Another great genus of plants in the Colombian Andes is the Mas- 

 devallia; Sonson, south of Medellin, is the region for these; here 

 these plants occur everywhere in all shapes and colors. 



Venezuela has four species of Cattleyas, namely: C. Mossiae, 

 C. Percivaliana, C. speciosissima, and C. GasheUiana; the two first 

 mentioned arc found in the Cordillera de los Andes. C. specio- 

 sissima is found in the Cuspanera Cordillera and C. Gaskelliana 

 in the northeastern part. 



Going down southward to the Guianas we find Caftlct/a Law- 

 renceana in the Roramia Mountains, and further south in the moun- 

 tains above Pernambuco in Brazil the well-known C. labiata. 



In looking at the map it will occur to some one to ask if there are 

 not plenty of orchids in the immense territory lying between the 



