Powells Horticultural Garden 
ORCHIDS ON LY 
Balboa, Canal Zone, Panama 29 
BALBOA, C. Z., 
p ana ma November -l2.192 1_, 92 
My dear Dr Ames: 
I am in receipt of the two packages of "books, so kindly 
sent me. What a monumental work is the Orchidaceae. There is only one 
word fitting to describe them- "magnificent 11 inffcheir completeness and in 
their quality. How I delight to have them as a part of my library. 
Of course, I have not had time as yet to get v. r ell into 
them, but I assure you that I will do so extensively. 
I have been holding back my list of plants aw-aiting the 
latest one from Dr Schlechter, and I am sending you herewith a list of 
some 134 in number, There are yet some $0 or more enroute between here 
and Berlin- both ways- and in Dr Schleehters hands, with some 4G-5G yet 
to be sent him. You can take the list and rule out those of which you 
have specimens and therefore do not care for others, returning it to me, 
and I will prepare and send you as fast as possible the specimens. Other 
lists will be sent you from time to time as received from Dr S. 
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Bov;, I am not one of those men who think they know it 
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all" but I am willing to sit at the feet of wisdom and learn more. Hence 
I invite suggestions from you along any lines which your experience may 
suggest. Enlarge on the idea expressed in your letter wherein you say- 
" you are in a position to do telling w T ork n - intimating the leaving of & 
the dry bones of botanical specimens to the specialist- the herbarium 
worker- and confine ynxx myself to the living plants. Still, I think 
I should'have a good herbarium here for reference, dont you?. 
I wish to send you good specimens.,and for this reason 
they may n4t come on fast and in volcrae of numbers at a time. Shall 
I send loose in sheets or mounted. Do you w ? ish them cured with the Meth¬ 
yl'and corrosive osvOi mixture,or shall I leave that to you:. 
