I should do so, I should like to make a visit also to some 
other part of Panama, perhaps to Bocas del loro, or to Costa 
Rica. It is too soon, however, to he making definite plans. 
A couple of weeks ago money was offered me for a trip to 
British Honduras, if I could make it during the present calendar 
year. If Mr. Maxon were not planning to go to Central America 
next winter, I should have accepted at once, hut it is not 
practicable for the two of us to he absent at the same time. 
In case I do not go again to the Canal Zone, which is about the 
poorest and least Interesting part of Central America, unless 
one goes there for some special purpose, I hope to visit next 
either some part of Honduras, or some part of Guatemala, par¬ 
ticularly the region of Alta Verapaz. 
Yesterday I had a letter from Valerio in which he stated 
that he had more Guanacaste plants ready to send. He is now 
located in that part of Costa Rica, and perhaps will continue 
with his collecting. 
In a letter recently received from lankester, he states 
that he has received three visits from Alberto Brenes. Upon 
one occasion he became rather excited, and said that there were 
people in Costa Rica conspiring against him. Lankester was at 
first unable to understand, but finally learned that Brenes 
had read an article about the collections I made in Costa Rica, 
the article consisting of excerpts from letters that I had 
sent to Dr. Calderon, brenes stated that it was impossible for 
one person to make so many specimens in so short a time, and 
demanded to know who had given them to mel I am glad to say 
that all Central Americans are not like that, although I do 
believe that Brenes is really a very good man. It is disheart¬ 
ening, though, to see the opportunities that the local botanists 
have in Central America, and how little advantage they take of 
them. Dr. Calderon is the only exception. He does do the 
very best that he can, and is certainly improving ail the time. 
The difficulty is that it is necessary for him to devote the 
larger part of his time to other matters* 
With best rega: 
