EXPENSES OP PREPARATION OP COLOMBIAN COLLECTION OP 1922 
Balance remaining unpaid on expenee of Exploration in Colombia 
( see Account previously rendered ) 
Testing aneroid barometer *» to U, S. Bureau of Standards 
Expressage on incoming material « 14 N 1922 from New lork Bot. Gard 
12 D " from U. S. Nat. Museum 
J6 Ja1925 from New York Bot. Gard 
5 Mr " from U. S. Nat. Museum 
1 
16.08 
5.75 
7.12 
2.80 
4.28 
14.75 
Record-book 
.89 
Printing labels ** to Tremont Printing Co., New York City 120,00 
Carbon sheets used in typing labels - to Pomerantz, Philadelphia 5,00 
Paper pads for floral descriptions - to Hoskins, Philadelphia ,45 
Sheathing board for packing bundles of specimens - 1/2 order to Garrett 5.86 
(C. S. Garrett & Son, Phila.) 
Distributing paper « 1/2 orddr to D. L. Ward Co., Philadelphia 16.42 
Envelopes for seed and flower-pockets 2,25 
Additional helper « boy 25 hrs. ® $ 0.20 4.60 
20 boxes for shipment of specimens ® $ o,4o 8.00 
TOTAL SPENT - 197.85 
If this expense is borne equally by the four cooperating institutions 
each institution Bhould forward to Dr. Francis W. Penneil - $ 49,46 
It is not expected that there will be any further expenses connected with the 
handling of the specimens of this «xpeditxQn*t 
There still remains outstanding , May I 925 , fifty dollars Colombian ( $50,00) 
promised to be paid last November by Sr. Alfonso Tobon, Bogota, Colombia, who was our 
host in August at his estate of "Alaska" above Salento, Caldas, Colombia. I am 
surprised not to have heard from Sr. Tobon, and fear that the account will not be paid 
Sr. Tobon, who is a nephew of the President of Colombia, purchased our mules and 
various articles enabling us to close our enterprise easily and speedily. ( At present 
this is charged to my personal account.) ~ ' present. 
