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Society gained much by this voyage and in 1874 already 

 possessed 786 specimens of birds alone, of 455 different 

 species, all from Guatemala, exactly classified by Sefior 

 Rodriguez. 



In 1878 and 1887 Sefior Rodriguez Luna made two more 

 voyages to Europe and in both obtained many things useful 

 for his country and for the sciences of his specialty. 



One of the benefits which Guatemala owes to him is the 

 introduction of species new to the country. He introduced 

 tubers and seeds of plants which today are abundant in our 

 gardens ; in 1865 he propagated Eucalyptus globulus, the first 

 seeds of which were sent him by the distinguished Belgian 

 naturalist. Dr. Candeze ; in 1878 he sent home from Belgium 

 various plants of Liberian coffee, subsequently acclimated, 

 and propagated here the two existing species of BougainviUca 

 and various fruits and flowers. A distinguished agriculturist, 

 he cultivated sugar-cane and coffee, improving both by care- 

 ful and intelligent selection. He exported quinine on a large 

 scale and many other native products. For this reason, at 

 the International Exposition at Paris in 1900, he obtained the 

 greatest number of prizes awarded to any single agriculturist 

 and received the cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. 



A great quantity and variety of scientific, historical and 

 literary work flowed from his pen, which were published 

 in the periodicals and reviews of Central America and of 

 Europe during fifty years, so that' he became a member of the 

 Zoological and Acclimatization Societies of France, the En- 

 tomological and Malacological Societies of Belgium, the So- 

 ciety of Sciences of Liege, the Aragonese Society of Natural 

 Sciences, etc. 



He was Minister of Fomento [Promotion of Industry, etc.] 

 and an important member of the commissions of all of our 

 national expositions. 



It is due to his country, and at the same time to honor its 

 distinguished son, to preserve and employ usefully the re- 

 sults of his long and laborious life. To no one more than to 

 the Nation belongs the right of acquiring the zoological mus- 



