Martin Schneider, Yallendar,Oct.30,1955. 
Yallendar/Ehein, 
Beuelsweg 7 s Germany. 
Dear Mr.'Schweinfurth, 
after a silence of some years,I -wish to tell yon that I 
am no longer - in Colombia, from 'where I had the/pleasure to cor¬ 
respond with you. At the beginning of 'the last year T. returned 
.to. Germany, be cause my contract with, the German College in'"Bogota 
■ ended and was not renewed by 'my . government. So I had to . come'back 
and" finally settled at Tailendar on the, beautiful Rhine. 
My interest for Southameric.an orchids,however,has hot ended and 
will never end.I brou, ■ ly collection safe and sound to Ger¬ 
many and-try to work about it , but "1 if ind it rather ■difficult, 
as I miss the yery valuable interchange with your country and" 
especially■ with the Harvard' University. 
I should be -yfry happy if you 6quid provide me with some mate¬ 
rial published by the Botanical Museum.about Sbuthameriean or¬ 
chids. While I was in Do goth, f hud the pleasure to recieve the/ 
leaf less /up/; to Yol. 15 , /:©. 5 , February 1952. 
I am sure that you pullistthdd 'very .. interesting articles about 
orchids. 'in- the meantime;... 
Have '. you .'ever found time; to - work on tne Colombian collection" 
which I sent you so many years -agoy • - 
•Yours very truly, 
tyiA -HU- 3 cKlL-r- . 
s 1 -\rJ. U. v 3 ^ 
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