The Panama Canal 
Canal Zone 
Health Department 
32 
Balboa, ®anal Zona, Panama. 
November 25, 1921. 
My dear Dr Ames: 
I am further indebted to you for another package of reprints. 
I was particularly interested in that of Dr Iaavitt on the ** Geographic distribution 
of nearly related species*.' I read it over carefully and it opens up a vast study- 
too much I am afraid for me to even contemplate dipping into, yet it interests me 
to see what others postulate. 
In idea eocurs to me: what will the attitude of the Dep*t of 
Agriculture under plant quarantine 37, to the admission ef herbarium specimens. 
Its provisions are very drastiw. Had you not better get from them a permit for 
the importation of dried herbarium spacimens in advance, and send it to me. The 
Post Office regulations require that all classes of plants,flowers or seeds be 
refused for transmission in the mail unless under permit from the Dep’t of A. 
Take the matter up with them, unless you already have a ruling on the matter. 
I have decided that it will be much better that you have a 
complete herbarium of Panama |dastnx specie s, and x will g#nd you ona . You will 
therefore not return to me the list, but retain it and check out specimen as it 
arrives. Thus you will ultimately have in your herbarium a full herbarium of 
Panama Orchids, not consolidated with other specimens. 
I am sending you herewith a few of Panama beautiful and 
historic places. Thought they would interest you. 
Sincerely yours 
