CefieuA candelaüfia , 7 ke tlme fio/i tke filowefilng^ kad paAAed wken 

 I waA In Callpam and I kaue, only Aen tke fifiultA; wkat Ia tke 

 Akape, Alze and colofi ofi tke filowefiA? Afie tkey cafifiled on top 

 ofi tke lfianckeA( llke. tkoAe ofi tke 7 etezo ) 0/1 afie tkey on tke 

 AldeA 0/ tke (LfianckeA? In otkefi tefimA afie tkey pfioduced (Ly tke 

 young 0/1 old fLougkA ? Do tkey come fifiom tklA yeafi' A ofi laAt 

 yeafi f A AkootA? Ofi pefikapA fifiom alfieady otd fLfianckeA? 

 AkootA? 



7ke 7 etezo, tke Zoconocktl,tke Cklotllla, all tkfiee ofi wklck 

 afie common wkefie you afie and all we.ll knoion to tke natlveA all 

 pfioduce tkelfi filowefiA at tke top ofi tkelfi üfianckeA , 7 kelfi filowefiA 

 nevefi come. fifiom alfieady old afieolaAf one callA afieola tke ApotA 

 wkefie you Aee tke eyeA and filowefiA ) , Bat I would llke to know 

 once mofie Ifi In tke ApecleA tkat I haue. juAt named tke filowefi- 

 leafilng afieolaA afie pa/it ofi tke young AkootA 0/ tklA Aame yeafi 

 0/1 Ifi tkey afie fifiom tke AkootAofi laAt yeafi, I do not know Ifi 

 I make my tkougktA Aufifilclently cleafi : Ifi we aAAume tkat a 

 üfianck Atopped gfiowlng at a polnt In 1867, I want to know Ifi 

 tke filowefiA afie on tke mofie fiecent pa/it fifiom 7 8 68 , It Akould 

 Le eaAy £0/1 you, I tklnk, to filnd tke. anAwe.fi to tklA queAtlon 

 In tke. 7e.te.tzo, tke. Zoconocktle and tke Cklotllla, 



PefikapA you Atlll fiememüefi tkat In 1857, you dfiew £0/1 me a Aketck 

 on a plee ofi you/i note.pape.zi, 0/ a Amall 0 fiqanlta wklck you 

 kad fiound In tke. UfiuAkwood neafi San AndfieaA? It Ia a filowefi 

 wltk long petalA ofi cefilAe fied colo/i llke tke. poppy; tke. plant 

 pfiopefi wea/iA tke. name 0 /iqanlta de. Vldofia among tke. natlveA / 

 I kave calle.d It Ce./ie.uA vlpe./ilnuA, It Ia totally unknown In 

 &u/iope., I would llke. to kave. Ae.e.dA £/iom It, Pe./ikapA you could 

 plant Aome. H/ianekeA In you/i ga/ide.n 0/1 a -fLlowe.fi pot In ofide.fi 

 to odtaln tke. Information fofi me., If. you ne.ve.fi go to Zapotltlan, 

 you only kave. to aAk on my üe.kalfi l£ tke. ladle.A V alde.mafifia could 

 Ae.nd you Ae.e.dA ffiom Ofiganlta de. VlUofia dccauAe. tke.y Akowed It 

 to me. and know It qulte. we.ll, 



Now, anotke.fi que.Atlon, In tke. LookA I find a glgantlc PllocefieuA 

 me.ntlone,d wklck I kave. ne.ve.fi Ace.n i.ut Ia AuppoAed to e.xlAt In 

 youfi Aufifio undlng A and to wklck I would llke, to call youfi 

 atte-ntlon; It kaA le,e,n calle.d Plloce.fie.uA Colonna 7fiajanl , colonna 

 de 7 fiaj anl.7 klA Ia wkat It AayA In tke. gefiman wofik by Pfclffefi: 

 "7ke.Ae. gfiow In {J ucatan aA de-AcfiltLe-d Hy KafiwlnAkl and pfie.fie.fi 

 tke. üafificn gfiound and Atony te.fifialn, 7 ke.y occufi Inlafige. numde-fiA 

 and afie. glant cactl wklck fieack 40-45 fe.et In kelgkt wltk a 

 glfidle. me.aAufie.me.nt ofi 18-20 lncke.A, 7 ke.y afie, fiound to kave. on 

 tke nofitke-fiA Aide. 6 InckeA 0/ pale yellow wool fifiom wklck 1 f z - 

 1 Inck long flowefiA In filck üufigundy colofi Apfiout, 7 kefie Ia 

 alAO a vafilant wltkout wool wlck kaA fieddlAk filowefiA" , 



Ifi you could find tklA fiamouA colonna 7fiajanl In tke 

 nelgkdoufikood ofi San S edaAtlan, tkat would IntefieAt me vefiy 

 muck, I tklnk I kave caugkt on to tke fieatufieA fifiom wklck you 

 can eaAlly fieco gnlze It and you would make me vefiy kappy üy 





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