September 14 th, 19B1. 
lip.; C. W. Fore! 1 
Balboa,. Canal ?ore, Panama. 
My dear Mt«; Powell: 
| I have just received a letter from Dr. Btandlsy of 
the National. Vus|-uip i'n rhi’c.h I, ; .a© Informed 1 that, you are interested in 
col lectin| orchi(|B ar.d that yo ; u might -be- wi lling to on loot material 
for me.: J«f?t at present I' am at work on the orchid flora of Central 
America for Dr, F'tandley and I am v; ry anxious to obtain a rich rep — 
rjeeentsti on of thjp orc hi ds of Panama. For first cl at- a' sj hoimene I am. 
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ready to p. ay liberally, i r fact J urn prepared to pay-, more, then the 
usual herbarium rates and in some cafes J pay part of the expenses 
incurred by field work. T and ops t end that, you re row sending speci¬ 
mens to Rudolf Sch i eofcter of her! in. >1 though fr. f cb.l ectoter and l 1 are 
colleagues ana at this time are working jointly on a rorogbaph of the 
orchids of the world, it seems to me too b ad that Amend’car materia] sbctlld 1 
be sent abroad. We surely can do the work in this country and I intend to 
do my beet to handle material that is sent in to me for determination. 
Row that my poor friend Rolfe has gone T feel that it. is my duty to do 
my best to keep up orfchidolojfy for Fnglish speaking people, not that I 
think for a minute that. Science is rational,, but that T' dread to 
contemplate the future if our types are to be buried in a foreign lend. 
Please let me- hear from you soon, and if you are prepared to sypply me 
with e'POhi'd material 1 would ws-l come a trial package. Tf you do decide 1 
to collect for me bear- in mind the fact that in the orchids fruiting 
material almost always foes into the scrap pile. 
Yours very truly, 
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